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Condensed tannin biosynthesis and polymerization synergistically condition carbon use, defense, sink strength and growth in Populus.
Tree physiology - 1 Nov 2014
Harding Scott A, Xue Liang-Jiao, Du Lei, Nyamdari Batbayar, Lindroth Richard L, Sykes Robert, Davis Mark F, Tsai Chung-Jui
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The partitioning of carbon for growth, storage and constitutive chemical defenses is widely framed in terms of a hypothetical sink-source differential that varies with nutrient supply. According to this framework, phenolics accrual is passive and occurs in source leaves when normal sink growth is not sustainable due to a nutrient limitation. In assessing this framework, we present gene and metabolite evidence...
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