Symplasmic phloem loading and sub-cellular transport in storage roots are key factors for carbon allocation in cassava
David Rüscher, Viktoriya V. Vasina, Jan Knoblauch, Leo Bellin, Benjamin Pommerrenig, Saleh Alseekh, Alisdair Robert Fernie, Horst Ekkehard Neuhaus, Michael Knoblauch, Uwe Sonnewald, Wolfgang Zierer
This study investigates carbon allocation in cassava by analyzing phloem loading and sub-cellular transport in storage roots, finding a predominantly passive symplasmic mechanism.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · May 22, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology