Starch is the predominant storage compound in underground plant tissues like roots and tubers. An exception is sugar beet tap-root (Beta vulgaris ssp altissima) which exclusively stores sucrose. The underlying mechanism behind this divergent storage accumulation in sugar beet is currently not fully known. | Nội dung Text Starch biosynthetic genes and enzymes are expressed and active in the absence of starch accumulation in sugar beet tap-root