2016-08-242016-08-242015-04-07http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72753Methods are provided for increasing plant growth rate, biomass and tolerance to stress by genetically engineering plants to contain and express a gene of the ascorbic acid synthesis-cell wall synthesis network (e.g. GlcUA reductase, GLOase or MIOX). Transgenic plants that are genetically engineered in such a manner are also provided.application/pdfen-USPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/67/002/090/0.pdf11908551435/320.1435/419435/468536/23.2800/298800/289C12N9/0069C12N9/0006C12N15/8243C12N15/8261C12N15/82739000267