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Correlative controls of senescence and plant death in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae).
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Nov 2001
Noodén L D, Penney J P
Abstract excerpt
Like most monocarpic plants, longevity of Arabidopsis thaliana plants is controlled by the reproductive structures; however, they appear to work differently from most dicots studied. Neither male- and female-sterility mutations (ms1-1 and bell1, respectively) nor surgical removal of the stems with inflorescences (bolts) at various stages significantly increased the longevity of individual rosette leaves, yet the...
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