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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…·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.
DOI 10.1101/2025.06.04.657710