Gossypol and related compounds are produced and accumulate in the aboveground parts of the cotton plant, independent of roots as the source
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Use of Ultra-low gossypol cottonseed event as a scion in a graft combination confirmed that roots are not a source of terpenoids in the aboveground parts of a cotton plant. Gossypol and related terpenoids, derived from the same basic biosynthetic pathway, are ... ...
