Senescence and Aging in Plants

Content: 
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS MONOGRAPH SERIES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xv-xvi
Foreword, Pages xvii-xxv, Kenneth V. Thimann
Preface, Pages xxvii-xxviii, L.D. Noodén, A. Carl Leopold
1 - The Phenomena of Senescence and Aging, Pages 1-50, L.D. Noodén
2 - The Molecular Basis for Membrane Deterioration during Senescence, Pages 51-83, J.E. Thompson
3 - Photosynthesis, Pages 85-109, Shimon Gepstein
4 - Respiration in Senescing Plant Organs: Its Nature, Regulation, and Physiological Significance, Pages 111-145, Theophanes Solomos
5 - Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis, Pages 147-179, Colin J. Brady
6 - The Interplay between Proteolysis and Amino Acid Metabolism during Senescence and Nitrogen Reallocation, Pages 181-217, Mark B. Peoples, Michael J. Dalling
7 - Water Economy of Fruits and Fruiting Plants: Case Studies of Grain Legumes, Pages 219-239, J.S. Pate
8 - Ethylene and Plant Senescence, Pages 241-280, Autar K. Mattoo, Nehemia Aharoni
9 - Cytokinins and Senescence, Pages 281-328, Johannes Van Staden, Elizabeth L. Cook, Larry D. Noodén
10 - Abscisic Acid, Auxin, and Other Regulators of Senescence, Pages 329-368, L.D. Noodén
11 - Calcium and Senescence, Pages 369-389, B.W. Poovaiah
12 - Whole Plant Senescence, Pages 391-439, L.D. Noodén
13 - Deterioration of Membranes during Aging in Plants: Evidence for Free Radical Mediation, Pages 441-464, Bryan D. McKersie, Tissa Senaratna, Mark A. Walker, Edward J. Kendall, P. Richard Hetherington
14 - Seed Aging: The Genome and Its Expression, Pages 465-498, E.H. Roberts
15 - Postlude and Prospects, Pages 499-517, L.D. Noodén
Index, Pages 519-526