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Senescence processes in plants. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 26.
Senescence processes in plants. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 26.S. Gan ed. 2007.
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. £99·50 (hardback). 352 pp.
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This is a timely book that addresses many of the recent advances in the plant senescence field. Senescence is an important developmental step in the life cycle of a plant or a plant organ and the process can have a considerable influence on agriculture. Leaf senescence is induced as part of plant development but can also be prematurely induced as a result of environmental changes or harvesting. Premature
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