Seasonal and diurnal patterns of non-structural carbohydrates in source and sink tissues in field maize

Carbohydrate partitioning and utilization is a key determinant of growth rate and of yield in plants and crops. There are few studies on crops in field conditions. In Arabidopsis, starch accumulation in leaves is...

Source: BMC Plant Biology - November 21, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Xiao-Gui Liang, Zhen Gao, Li Zhang, Si Shen, Xue Zhao, Yun-Peng Liu, Li-Li Zhou, Matthew J. Paul and Shun-Li Zhou Tags: Research article Source Type: research