Melatonin suppression of heat-induced leaf senescence involves changes in abscisic acid and cytokinin biosynthesis and signaling pathways in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 138, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-45

  Zhang, Jing ^a,b   Shi, Yi ^b,c   Zhang, Xunzhong ^d   Du, Hongmei ^b,e   Xu, Bin ^a   Huang, Bingru ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^c GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Cytokinin; Heat stress; Leaf senescence; Melatonin; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; HEATING; LEAF AREA; PIGMENT; SENESCENCE;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 85014970719     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.02.012     Document Type: Article

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