Ascorbic acid is synthesised by eukaryotes, the known exceptions being primates and some
other animal groups which have lost functional gulonolactone oxidase. Prokaryotes do not …

Vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) is an excellent free radical scavenger, not only for its capability to
donate reducing equivalents but also for the relative stability of the derived …

Cadmium (Cd) pollution renders many soils across the world unsuited or unsafe for food-or
feed-orientated agriculture. The main mechanism of Cd phytotoxicity is the induction of …

The plant hormone ABA (abscisic acid) plays an extremely important role in plant growth
and adaptive stress, including but are not limited to seed germination, stomatal closure …

Plant‐derived Vitamin C (l‐ascorbic acid (AsA)) is crucial for human health and wellbeing
and thus increasing AsA content is of interest to plant breeders. In plants GDP‐l‐galactose …

Cold stress seriously affects plant development, resulting in heavy agricultural losses. L-
ascorbic acid (AsA, vitamin C) is an antioxidant implicated in abiotic stress tolerance and …

This chapter proposes that whether reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signal transducing
or damaging molecules is mainly dependent on their quality and second, on their quantity …

Ascorbic acid (AsA) is an essential multifaceted phytonutrient for both the human diet and
plant growth. Optimum levels of AsA accumulation combined with balanced redox …

Tomato, a widely consumed vegetable crop, offers a real potential to combat human
nutritional deficiencies. Tomatoes are rich in micronutrients and other bioactive compounds …

Ascorbate (vitamin C) is an essential antioxidant in fresh fruits and vegetables. To gain
insight into the regulation of ascorbate metabolism in plants, we studied mutant tomato …