A non-rectifying potassium channel increases cassava drought tolerance and storage root yield
Wolfgang Zierer, Michelle Fritzler, T.J. Chiu, Ravi B. Anjanappa, Shu‐Heng Chang, Ralf Metzner, Juan Quirós-Vargas, Christian E. Lamm, Mercedes Thieme, Robert Koller, Gregor Johannes Huber, Onno Muller, Uwe Rascher, Uwe Sonnewald, Horst Ekkehard Neuhaus, , Leo Bellin
This study expresses a non-rectifying potassium channel gene in cassava to enhance drought tolerance and storage root yield.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology