I want to perform transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of components of grain filling. Apart from photosynthates, do metabolites mobilize from leaves into seeds during grain filing and leaf senesence .
Yes, If you search papers on partitioning of photosynthates and nutrients from the leaves to grains in wheat and rice in the 1970s plant physiology journals you will get several articles on the subject.
I am attaching links to some recent publications on the subject.