Sterile spikelets assimilate carbon in sorghum and related grasses
T. AuBuchon-Elder, V. Coneva, D. M. Goad, D. K. Allen, E. A. Kellogg.
The paper shows that sterile spikelets in sorghum and related grasses assimilate carbon, supporting the seed-bearing spikelet, while the awn does not perform photosynthesis.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2019Plant Biology