Engineering vascular potassium transport increases yield and drought resilience of cassava
W Zierer, M Fritzler, T J Chiu, R B Anjanappa, S-H Chang, R Metzner, J Quiros, C E Lamm, M Thieme, R Koller, G Huber, O Muller, U Rascher, U Sonnewald, H E Neuhaus, W Gruissem, L Bellin · 2025
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Description
Zierer and a large team boost cassava yields by tuning how the plant moves potassium, in a study from twenty twenty-five. Cassava feeds many small farms in the tropics, but yields stay low. Drought, poor soil, and disease all cut the harvest. The team placed a tweaked plant gene for potassium flow into the plant veins.
The changed plants moved sugars from leaves to roots faster. They also used light and carbon at higher rates. Storage root yield rose in glasshouse tests and in a multi-year field trial. The plants also stood up better to drought with no extra fertilizer. The work offers a path to stronger harvests in harsh climates.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | W Zierer, M Fritzler, T J Chiu, R B Anjanappa, S-H Chang, R Metzner, J Quiros, C E Lamm, M Thieme, R Koller, G Huber, O Muller, U Rascher, U Sonnewald, H E Neuhaus, W Gruissem, L Bellin |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |