Ascorbic Acid in Plant Growth, Development and Stress Tolerance

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hossain, Mohammad Anwar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Munné-Bosch, Sergi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Burritt, David J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Diaz-Vivancos, Pedro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fujita, Masayuki (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lorence, Argelia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Nutrition .; Plant Physiology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Nutrition.

Ascorbic acid (AsA), vitamin C, is one of the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in plants and animals. In plants AsA serves as a major redox buffer and regulates various physiological processes controlling growth, development, and stress tolerance. Recent studies on AsA homeostasis have broade...