Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Reduced leaf numbers due to shade avoidance allows sugar beet to maintain biomass under drought stress
Joe G. Ballenger, Albert T. Adjesiwor, Brent E. Ewers…·Andrew R. Kniss
This study shows that sugar beets under drought stress maintain biomass by reducing leaf numbers through shade avoidance, which offsets the negative effects of resource competition.
DOI 10.1101/2024.06.28.601301