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What stay-green mutants tell us about nitrogen remobilization in leaf senescence.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Apr 2002
Thomas Howard, Ougham Helen, Canter Peter, Donnison Iain
Abstract excerpt
Leaf senescence has an important role in the plant's nitrogen economy. Chlorophyll catabolism is a visible symptom of protein mobilization. Genetic and environmental factors that interfere with yellowing tend to modify protein degradation as well. The chlorophyll-protein relationship is much closer for membrane proteins than it is for soluble or total leaf proteins. In stay-greens, genotypes with a specific...
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