@article{6f2200116dcc4086a67012f144f33131,
title = "Review: The Next Steps in Crop Improvement: Adoption of Emerging Strategies to Identify Bottlenecks in Sugar Flux",
abstract = "Sugar allocation in plants is the fundamental process that transports sugar from source to sink tissues and has a dramatic impact on crop yields. Controlling sugar allocation is required to increase crop yields, as well as biomass for biofuel production. Successful examples have demonstrated that genetic engineering of sugar partitioning offers a promising strategy to achieve this goal. However, improvement has thus far been limited by gaps in understanding of the underlying mechanisms controlling the allocation of sugars. The dynamics of sugar partitioning are minimally predictable under different conditions, between species, or in response to abiotic stresses. Here, we discuss four methodologies that have not been sufficiently exploited for the identification of bottlenecks in sugar flux. Furthermore, we suggest how these strategies can be used and combined to provide the insight needed to maximize crop yields or biomass, especially under conditions of environmental stress.",
keywords = "Sugar flux, noninvasive imaging, plant modeling, single-cell RNA sequencing, single-cell proteomics, sink strength, source strength",
author = "Gabriel Beuchat and Xueyi Xue and Chen, {Li Qing}",
note = "This work was partially funded by the DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research under Award Number DE-SC0018420). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Energy. Support for Gabriel Beuchat was provided by a fellowship from the Department of Education's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program, disbursed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thank you to Anita K. Snyder for proofreading and edits. This work was partially funded by the DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research under Award Number DE-SC0018420). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Energy. Support for Gabriel Beuchat was provided by a fellowship from the Department of Education's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program, disbursed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .",
year = "2020",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110675",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "301",
journal = "Plant Science",
issn = "0168-9452",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
}