The maize Aliphatic Suberin Feruloyl Transferase genes affect leaf water movement but are dispensable for bundle sheath CO2 concentration
R. A. Mertz, P. Z. Ellsworth, P. V. Ellsworth, S. L. Tausta, S. von Caemmerer, R. H. Berg, T. Nelson, N. C. Carpita, T. P. Brutnell, A. B. Cousins
This study shows that maize ZmAsft genes are not essential for CO2 concentration in bundle sheath cells but affect leaf water movement and cell wall properties.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology