Role of metabolite transporters in source-sink carbon allocation

Plants assimilate carbon dioxide during photosynthesis in chloroplasts. Assimilated carbon is subsequently allocated throughout the plant. Generally, two types of organs can be distinguished, mature green source leaves as net photoassimilate exporters, and net importers, the sinks, e.g. roots, flowe...

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Main Authors: Frank eLudewig, Ulf-Ingo eFlügge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00231/full