Metabolic regulation of leaf senescence: Interactions of sugar signalling with biotic and abiotic stress responses

Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 50-62

  Wingler, A ^a   Roitsch, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Natural variation; Pathogen; Phytohormones; Senescence; Stress; Sugar signalling

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CARBON; DEHYDRATION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; HORMONE; LEAF; METABOLISM; PATHOGEN; PHLOEM; SENESCENCE; SUGAR;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA;

EID: 47649120869     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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