Plant senescence and crop productivity

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 603-622

  Gregersen, Per L ^a   Culetic, Andrea ^b   Boschian, Luca ^b   Krupinska, Karin ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Crop plant; Leaf senescence; Productivity; Sink source interactions; Whole plant senescence; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84881081340     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0013-8     Document Type: Review

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