Overexpression of the Golden SNP-Carrying <i>Orange</i> Gene Enhances Carotenoid Accumulation and Heat Stress Tolerance in Sweetpotato Plants

• Main Authors: So-Eun Kim (Author), Chan-Ju Lee (Author), Sul-U Park (Author), Ye-Hoon Lim (Author), Woo Sung Park (Author), Hye-Jin Kim (Author), Mi-Jeong Ahn (Author), Sang-Soo Kwak (Author), Ho Soo Kim (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Carotenoids function as photosynthetic accessory pigments, antioxidants, and vitamin A precursors. We recently showed that transgenic sweetpotato calli overexpressing the mutant sweetpotato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> [L.] Lam) <i>Orange</i> gene (<i>IbOr</i>-<i>...