Predominantly symplastic phloem unloading of photosynthates maintains efficient starch accumulation in the cassava storage roots (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Abstract Background Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) efficiently accumulates starch in its storage roots. However, how photosynthates are transported from the leaves to the phloem (especially how they are unloaded into parenchymal cells of storage roots) remains unclear. Results Here, we investiga...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03088-1 |