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Regulation of Vitamin C Accumulation for Improved Tomato Fruit Quality and Alleviation of Abiotic Stress.

Ifigeneia Mellidou, Athanasios Koukounaras, Stefanos Kostas, Efstathia Patelou, Angelos K Kanellis

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Review in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
15.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ifigeneia MellidouInstitute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hao Elgo-Demeter, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5320-132X
Athanasios KoukounarasDepartment of Horticulture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0239-2592
Stefanos KostasDepartment of Horticulture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9653-5020
Efstathia PatelouLaboratory of Pharmacognosy, Group of Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Plants, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4738-9039
Angelos K KanellisLaboratory of Pharmacognosy, Group of Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Plants, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7653-440X
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRFederation of Greek Mariculture · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 homeostasis are required for normal plant development and defense response to adverse environmental stimuli. Notwithstanding its moderate AsA levels, tomatoes constitute a good source of vitamin C in the human diet. Therefore, the enhancement of AsA levels in tomato fruit attracts considerable attention, not only to improve its nutritional value but also to stimulate stress tolerance. Genetic regulation of AsA concentrations in plants can be achieved through the fine-tuning of biosynthetic, recycling, and transport mechanisms; it is also linked to changes in the whole fruit metabolism. Emerging evidence suggests that tomato synthesizes AsA mainly through the l-galactose pathway, but alternative pathways through d-galacturonate or

Indexed as

Stress, PhysiologicalAscorbic AcidBiofortificationPlant BreedingSolanum lycopersicumAscorbic Acidascorbatebiofortificationenvironmental stimuliethylenegenetic modificationsplant stresspostharvest

Identifiers

PMID34066421
PMCPMC8148108
OpenAlexW3157677591

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Registered trials

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