Genetic dissection of leaf senescence in rice

Leaf senescence, the final stage of leaf development, is a complex and highly regulated process that involves a series of coordinated actions at the cellular, tissue, organ, and organism levels under the control of a highly regulated genetic program. In the last decade, the use of mutants with diffe...

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Autores principales: Leng, Yujia, Ye, Guoyou, Zeng, Dali
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2017
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164933
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Sumario:Leaf senescence, the final stage of leaf development, is a complex and highly regulated process that involves a series of coordinated actions at the cellular, tissue, organ, and organism levels under the control of a highly regulated genetic program. In the last decade, the use of mutants with different levels of leaf senescence phenotypes has led to the cloning and functional characterizations of a few genes, which has greatly improved the understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying leaf senescence. In this review, we summarize the recent achievements in the genetic mechanisms in rice leaf senescence.