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Increased potato tuber size resulting from apoplastic expression of a yeast invertase

Sonnewald U (1997)

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Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 1997

Journal

Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Book Volume: 15

Pages Range: 794-797

Journal Issue: 8

Abstract

The role of sucrose cleavage in determining sink strength in potato was investigated by generating transgenic potato plants that expressed a yeast invertase in either the cytosol or apoplast of tubers. Cytosolic localization gave rise to a reduction in tuber size and an increase in tuber number per plant whereas apoplastic targeting led to an increase in tuber size and a decrease in tuber number per plant. Sink organ size can be manipulated through modification of sucrose metabolism.

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APA:

Sonnewald, U. (1997). Increased potato tuber size resulting from apoplastic expression of a yeast invertase. Nature Biotechnology, 15(8), 794-797.

MLA:

Sonnewald, Uwe. "Increased potato tuber size resulting from apoplastic expression of a yeast invertase." Nature Biotechnology 15.8 (1997): 794-797.

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