Changes in the allocation of endogenous strigolactone improve plant biomass production on phosphate-poor soils

What is it about?

Plant biomass production is an actual and important challenge in a world with a fast growing human population and limited fertilizer resources such as phosphates. Here we show that the endogenous re-allocation of the plant hormone strigolactone is sufficient to increase plant growth in phosphate-limited soils. We propose strigolactone transport as a new breeding trait for improving plant biomass.

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