GOLDEN TANGERINE TOMATO ROOTS SHOW INCREASED ACCUMULATION OF ACYCLIC CAROTENOIDS, LESS ABSCISIC ACID, DROUGHT SENSITIVITY, AND IMPAIRED ENDOMYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION
J. Nayak, S. Anwar, P. Krishna, Z. Chen, J. Plett, E. M. Foo, C. I. Cazzonelli
This study shows that golden tangerine tomato roots accumulate acyclic carotenes, have less abscisic acid, are drought sensitive, and show impaired mycorrhizal colonization compared to wild-type plants.
bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2021Plant Biology