T.-J. Chiu

Reducing transitory starch in cassava impairs photosynthesis and carbon export to storage roots

Optimizing source–sink relations is a central strategy for improving crop yield. In potato, reducing transitory leaf starch synthesis can redirect carbon to storage organs without impairing growth. To test whether this strategy is transferable to cassava, we suppressed the major small subunit of ADP-GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHO...