Double knockout of rice OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 genes reveals a trade-off between iron biofortification and iron excess tolerance
Betina Debastiani Benato, Angie Geraldine Sierra Rativa, Raquel Vargas Olsson, Yugo Lima‐Melo, Eduardo Santos, Gabriel Sgarbiero Montanha, Jover da Silva Alves, Lucas Roani Ponte, Victor Hugo Rolla Fiorentini, Fernando Mateus Michelon Betin, Francieli Ortolan, João Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Raul Antônio Sperotto, Hudson Wallace Pereira de Carvalho, Stefano Cesco, , Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky
This study shows that knocking out OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 in rice increases seed iron content but reduces iron excess tolerance, revealing a trade-off between biofortification and toxicity resistance.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology