Senescence: Is It Universal or Not?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 713-720

  Munné Bosch, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Indeterminate growth; Perennial plants; Rejuvenation; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANGIOSPERM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

AGING; ANGIOSPERMS;

EID: 84946497107     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.07.009     Document Type: Review

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