The molecular analysis of leaf senescence – a genomics approach

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-22

  Buchanan Wollaston, Vicky ^a   Earl, Simon ^a   Harrison, Elizabeth ^a   Mathas, Evy ^a   Navabpour, Saeid ^a   Page, Tania ^a   Pink, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; cell death; post harvest; senescence; signalling pathways; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344475308     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00004.x     Document Type: Review

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