Molecular Regulation of Leaf Senescence

Senescence Processes in Plants

Volumn 26, Issue , 2007, Pages 231-255

  Kim, Hyo Jung ^a   Lim, Pyung Ok ^b   Nam, Hong Gil ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leaf senescence; Macromolecule degradation; Phytohormones; Programmed cell death; Senescence associated genes

Indexed keywords

EID: 54549092818     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988855.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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