13C labeling unravels carbon dynamics in banana between mother plant, sucker and corm under drought stress

Banana is a perennial crop and typically consists of a mother plant and one or more suckers that will serve as the next generation. Suckers are photosynthetically active, but also receive photo-assimilates from the mother plant. While drought stress is the most important abiotic constraint to banana...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Vantyghem, Eline Beelen, Rebecca Hood-Nowotny, Roel Merckx, Gerd Dercon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1141682/full