Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Advances in Vascular Bundle and “Source-Flow-Sink” Allocation
3. Vascular Bundles Development in Establishing Ideal Plant Architecture
4. External Environment Influences Vascular Bundle Development to Affect Crop Yield
5. Conclusions and Future Perspective
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Chang, W.; Chen, H.; Jiao, G.; Dou, Y.; Liu, L.; Qu, C.; Li, J.; Lu, K. Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield. Biomolecules 2022, 12, 1772. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121772
Chang W, Chen H, Jiao G, Dou Y, Liu L, Qu C, Li J, Lu K. Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield. Biomolecules. 2022; 12(12):1772. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121772
Chicago/Turabian StyleChang, Wei, Hongqiao Chen, Guixiang Jiao, Yi Dou, Lin Liu, Cunmin Qu, Jiana Li, and Kun Lu. 2022. "Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield" Biomolecules 12, no. 12: 1772. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121772