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Synthesis of fructans in tubers of transgenic starch-deficient potato plants does not result in an increased allocation of carbohydrates.
Planta - 1 Jan 1996
Röber M, Geider K, Müller-Röber B, Willmitzer L
Abstract excerpt
Inhibition of starch biosynthesis in transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Désirée) plants (by virtue of antisense inhibition of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) has recently been reported to influence tuber formation and drastically reduce dry matter content of tubers, indicating a reduction in sink strength (Müller-Röber et al. 1992, EMBO J 11: 1229-1238). Transgenic tubers produced low levels of starch,...
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