Journal articleAuthors : Lucia, M. Acosta-Gamboa (2021)
Biosynthesis of L-ascorbate (AsA) in plants is carried out by a complex metabolic network, which involves D-mannose/L-galactose, D-galacturonate, L-gulose, and myo-inositol as main precursors. Arabidopsis lines over-expressing enzymes in the myo-inositol pathway have elevated AsA, accumulate more biomass of both aerial and root tissues, and are tolerant to abiotic stresses as shown by manual and digital phenotyping. We crossed myo-inositol oxygenase (MIOX4) over... 
