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How Sugar Attachment Affects Apple Plant Shape and Stress Resistance
Greg Howard
13th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- Researchers at Northwest A&F University, China, found that phlorizin is crucial for apple plant growth and health
- Transgenic apple plants with reduced phlorizin showed stunted growth, larger and more numerous stomata, and lower drought tolerance
- These transgenic plants also had less resistance to spider mites, highlighting phlorizin's role in pest defense
References
Main Study
1) Glycosylation mode of phloretin affects the morphology and stress resistance of apple plant.
Published 12th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15031
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