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Senescence and aging in plants /
Senescence and Aging in Plants.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; San Diego :
Academic Press,
1988.
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| Colección: | American Society of Plant Physiologists monograph series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Senescence and Aging in Plants; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. The Phenomen a of Senescence and Aging; I. Emergence of Senescence as a Concept; II. Concepts; III. Experimental Analysis of Senescence; IV. Patterns of Senescence; References; Chapter 2. The Molecular Basis for Membrane Deterioration during Senescence; I. Introduction; II. Senescence of Microsomal and Plasma Membranes; III. Thylakoid Membrane Senescence; IV. Mitochondrial Membranes; V. Modulation of Membrane Senescence; VI. Conclusions; References
- Chapter 3. PhotosynthesisI. Introduction; II. Senescence of Chloroplasts; III. Chlorophyll Degradation; IV. Changes in Lipids during Chloroplast Senescence; V. Changes in Stromal Enzymes during Leaf Senescence; VI. Changes in the Components of the Chloroplast Thylakoid Membranes during Foliar Senescence; VII. Chloroplast Protein Degradation; VIII. Leaf Conductance and CO2 Assimilation in Senescing Leaves; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Respiration in Senescing Plant Organs: Its Nature, Regulation, and Physiological Significance; I. Introduction
- II. Patterns of Respiration in Detached Plant OrgansIII. Causes of the Climacteric Rise in Respiration; IV. Mode of Action of Ethylene on Plant Respiration; V. Regulation of Plant Respiration; VI. Glycolysis; VII. Pentose Pathway; VIII. Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle; IX. Electron Transport; X. Residual; XI. Cellular Organization; XII. Physiological Significance of the Climacteric Rise in Plant Senescence; XIII. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis; I. Introduction; II. Nucleic Acid and Protein Contents; III. Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis; IV. Senescence Mutants
- II. Water Balances of Developing Fruit and Seeds and Their Relationships to the Import of Carbon and Nitrogen through the Xylem and PhloemIII. Diurnal Water Balance of Fruit and the Fruiting Plant; IV. Structural Features of the Fruit and Their Significance in Terms of Water Relationships; V. Tracer Studies of the Phloem and Xylem Exchanges of Water and Solutes between Fruit, Peduncle, and the Remainder of the Plant; VI. General Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Ethylene and Plant Senescence; I. Introduction; II. Biosynthesis of Ethylene; III. Regulation of Ethylene Biosynthesis