Fig. 3: AKT2var expression increases phloem tracer transport velocities and CO2 assimilation rates in cassava.
From: Engineering vascular potassium transport increases yield and drought resilience of cassava
a, Example of the experimental set-up for the analysis using 11C labelling and PET scanning. The coloured ROIs are used for the velocity analysis. b, Phloem flow velocities in AKT2var-4261 and AKT2var-4262 compared with EV-4234 plants. c, Altered CO2 assimilation rates of 11CO2-labelled leaves 12 weeks after planting in the greenhouse. The data in b and c are shown as the mean of three biological replicates plus or minus the standard deviation. Statistical significance was determined via one-way ANOVA with a post-hoc Tukey HSD test (P < 0.05); the P values are shown.
