Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the early days of
humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are …

Recent advances have provided new insights into how sucrose is moved from sites of
synthesis to sites of utilisation or storage in sink organs. Sucrose transporters play a central …

Main conclusion The regulation of source-to-sink sucrose transport is associated with AtSUC
and AtSWEET sucrose transporters' gene expression changes in plants grown …

Sucrose is the principal product of photosynthesis used for the distribution of assimilated
carbon in plants. Transport mechanisms and efficiency influence photosynthetic productivity …

Plant growth and carbon metabolism are closely associated since carbohydrate in the form
of sucrose generated by photosynthesis, provides the primary source of building blocks and …

Sucrose and monosaccharide transporters mediate long distance transport of sugar from
source to sink organs and constitute key components for carbon partitioning at the whole …

Many approaches to engineer source strength have been proposed to enhance crop yield
potential. However, a well-co-ordinated source–sink relationship is required finally to realize …

Structurally composed of the glucose homopolymers amylose and amylopectin, starch is the
main storage carbohydrate in vascular plants, and is synthesized in the plastids of both …

Potato plants form tuberous storage organs on underground modified stems called stolons.
Tubers are rich in starch, proteins, and other important nutrients, making potato one of the …

▪ Abstract Sugars and amino acids are generated in plants by assimilation from inorganic
forms. Assimilated forms cross multiple membranes on their way from production sites to …