Changes in photosynthetic capacity and polypeptide patterns during natural senescence and rejuvenation of Cucurbita pepo L. (zucchini) cotyledons

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-29

  Ananieva, Kalina ^a   Ananiev, Evguéni D ^b   Mishev, Kiril ^a   Georgieva, Katya ^a   Tzvetkova, Nikolina ^c   Van Staden, Johannes ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cotyledons of Cucurbita pepo L. (zucchini); Natural senescence; Photosynthesis; Polypeptide pattern; Rejuvenation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

COTYLEDONS; CUCURBITA PEPO; NATURAL SENESCENCE; POLYPEPTIDE PATTERNS; REJUVENATION;

POLYPEPTIDES;

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO;

EID: 36448954628     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-007-9223-x     Document Type: Article

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