Engineering cassava with a modified potassium (K+) channel gene from Arabidopsis thaliana enhances K+ transport, photosynthesis and storage root yield, offering a sustainable strategy to boost productivity and resilience in nutrient-poor and drought-prone environments.
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Tripathi, L. Engineering cassava for smart potassium use. Nat. Plants 11, 2451–2452 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-025-02167-7
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