Plant Senescence Methods and Protocols

This detailed volume covers a wide variety of techniques either developed specially for plant senescence studies or optimized for studying senescing plants. After an introduction to the topic, the book continues with sections on phenotypic analysis and mo

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Plant Senescence Methods and Protocols

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Molecular Biology

Series Editor John M. Walker School of Life and Medical Sciences University of Hertfordshire Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK

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Plant Senescence Methods and Protocols

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Yongfeng Guo Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China

Editor Yongfeng Guo Tobacco Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Qingdao, Shandong, China

ISSN 1064-3745     ISSN 1940-6029 (electronic) Methods in Molecular Biology ISBN 978-1-4939-7670-6    ISBN 978-1-4939-7672-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7672-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017964498 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Humana Press imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media, LLC The registered company address is: 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, U.S.A.

Preface As the final phase of plant development, senescence is of great significance for the life cycle of plants as well as for agriculture. Plant senescence is a type of senescence distinct from senescence processes in animals and other systems (Chapter 1), mainly because of the nutrient remobilization process which, as a result of evolutionary fitness, recycles nutrients in senescing tissues to sink organs, a critical step for yield formation in agriculture. Nutrients in senescing organs are released through massive degradation of macromolecules such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleotides. The macromolecule degradation and nutrient remobilization processes are driven by active expression of thousands of senescence-associated genes (SAGs) (Chapter 2), which ma