7 Developmental and Hormonal Control of Leaf Senescence
Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 26: Senescence Processes in Plants
Jos H.M. Schippers,
Hai-Chun Jing,
Jacques Hille,
Paul P. Dijkwel,
Jos H.M. Schippers
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHai-Chun Jing
Wheat Pathogenesis Programme, Plant-Pathogen Interactions Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ UK
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Hille
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPaul P. Dijkwel
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJos H.M. Schippers,
Hai-Chun Jing,
Jacques Hille,
Paul P. Dijkwel,
Jos H.M. Schippers
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHai-Chun Jing
Wheat Pathogenesis Programme, Plant-Pathogen Interactions Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ UK
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Hille
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPaul P. Dijkwel
Department of Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorThis article was originally published in 2007 in Senescence Processes in Plants, Volume 26 (ISBN 9781405139847) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Susheng Gan. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Developmental Senescence: A Plant Genome is Optimised for Early Survival and Reproduction
- Developmental Processes that Regulate Leaf Senescence
- Hormonal Control of Leaf Senescence
- Involvement of Genome Programmes in the Regulation of Senescence-Associated Genes
- Integrating Hormonal Action into Developmental Senescence
- Outlook and Perspectives
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