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L-ascorbic Acid: a multifunctional molecule supporting plant growth and development.
Review in Scientifica, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.
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106 citing papers in PubMed, 299 citations in OpenAlex.
- Natural and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Variations of Dual-uORFs Synergistically Increase the Nutritional Value of Silage Maize Feed.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Ascorbic Acid Seed Priming Enhances Yield and Related Responses in Broccoli Under Water Deficit Stress.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Metabolic Regulation of Antioxidant Defense: Exogenous Ascorbate Disrupts Redox Homeostasis Under Energy Limitation inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lecanicillium aphanocladii-derived copper oxide nanoparticles as a green nano-fungicide enhancing molecular and antioxidant defense against fusarium wilt in potato.Microbial cell factories · 2026Article
- Exogenous Glutathione and Nitric Oxide Improve Waterlogging Stress Tolerance in Maize.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- TBSV Alters Host Redox State After Short-Term Temperature Pre-Exposure inBiomolecules · 2026Article
- Regulatory effects of winter Morchella esculenta cultivation on the summer maize phyllosphere microbiome and plant health-related traits.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Genomic dissection of iron toxicity tolerance in rice identifies key loci, candidate genes, and associated haplotypes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Exogenous ascorbic acid enhances drought tolerance in Hypericum perforatum L. by modulating antioxidant defense and osmotic adjustment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Field evaluation of ascorbic acid seed priming on growth, physiology, yield, and nutritional quality of broccoli (Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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- Drought stress differentially suppresses growth and triggers antioxidant and anthocyanin pathways in Brassica oleracea (C3) and Echinochloa crusgallii (C4).BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Variations in the OsGGP uORF Fine-Tune Vitamin C Content and Confer Resistance to Osmotic Stress in Rice.Rice (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- AcABI5a integrates abscisic acid signaling to developmentally modulate fruit ascorbic acid biosynthesis in kiwifruit.Horticulture research · 2025Article
- Cytokinesis-Defective 1 (CYT1) Positively Regulates Plant Antiviral Immunity by Promoting Callose Deposition and Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis.Molecular plant pathology · 2025Article
- The interplay between virus infection and water-related stress is mediated by the plant metabolism of ascorbic acid.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Tissue- and Condition-Specific Biosynthesis of Ascorbic Acid inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Emerging Trends and Application of Edible Coating as a Sustainable Solution for Postharvest Management in Stone Fruits: A Comprehensive Review.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Review
- Increased Temperature Effects During Fruit Growth and Maturation on the Fruit Quality, Sensory and Antioxidant Properties of Raspberry (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis for Cotton Fiber Quality and Early Maturity Using FPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is as essential to plants as it is to animals. Ascorbic acid functions as a major redox buffer and as a cofactor for enzymes involved in regulating photosynthesis, hormone biosynthesis, and regenerating other antioxidants. Ascorbic acid regulates cell division and growth and is involved in signal transduction. In contrast to the single pathway responsible for ascorbic acid biosynthesis in animals, plants use multiple pathways to synthesize ascorbic acid, perhaps reflecting the importance of this molecule to plant health. Given the importance of ascorbic acid to human nutrition, several technologies have been developed to increase the ascorbic acid content of plants through the manipulation of biosynthetic or recycling pathways. This paper provides an overview of these approaches as well as the consequences that changes in ascorbic acid content have on plant growth and function. Discussed is the capacity of plants to tolerate changes in ascorbic acid content. The many functions that ascorbic acid serves in plants, however, will require highly targeted approaches to improve their nutritional quality without compromising their health.
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