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Exaggerated root respiration accounts for growth retardation in a starchless mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2014
Brauner Katrin, Hörmiller Imke, Nägele Thomas, Heyer Arnd G
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The knock-out mutation of plastidial phosphoglucomutase (pgm) causes a starchless phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana, and results in a severe growth reduction of plants cultivated under diurnal conditions. It has been speculated that high soluble sugar levels accumulating during the light phase in...
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