A new model system for C4 plants has been established based on an indoor-cultivated rapid-cycling foxtail millet mutant xiaomi. This mutant, together with its reference genome and an efficient transformation protocol, paves the way for understanding the unique and interesting biology of C4 photosynthesis.
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Yu, H. Arabidopsis-like C4 model system. Nat. Plants 6, 1076–1077 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0738-8
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