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Alterations in the endogenous ascorbic acid content affect flowering time in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2009
Kotchoni Simeon O, Larrimore Katherine E, Mukherjee Madhumati, Kempinski Chase F, Barth Carina
Abstract excerpt
Ascorbic acid (AA) protects plants against abiotic stress. Previous studies suggested that this antioxidant is also involved in the control of flowering. To decipher how AA influences flowering time, we studied the four AA-deficient Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutants vtc1-1, vtc2-1, vtc3-1, and vtc4-1 when grown under short and long days. These mutants flowered and senesced before the wild type...
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