Author:
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: plants, volume, processes, senescence, plant, reviews, annual
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-04-27
List price: $224.99
ISBN-10: 1405139846
ISBN-13: 9781405139847

The scientific and economic significance of plant senescence means that much effort has been made to understand the processes involved and to devise means of manipulating them agriculturally. During the past few years there has been considerable progress in this regard, especially in the molecular, genetic and genomic aspects. Senescence has a tremendous impact on agriculture. For example, leaf senescence limits crop yield and biomass production, and contributes substantially to postharvest loss in vegetable and ornamental crops during transportation, storage and on shelves. In addition, prote

Author: G. McGarrity
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: cell, somatic, genetics, senescence, cultures, infection, mycoplasma, cellular
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 1978-03-01
List price: $77.50
ISBN-10: 0306326035
ISBN-13: 9780306326035

Author: Douglas E. Crew
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: evolutionary, studies, biological, cambridge, anthropology, perspectives, senescence, biocultural, human
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2004-01-12
List price: $158.00
ISBN-10: 0521571731
ISBN-13: 9780521571739

Combining anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, this study explores how humans came to grow old as slowly as they do, and what impacts this has had on their health and lives. It is only comparatively recent that humans have developed late-life survival, but much of the research on senescence is based on isolated cells, worms, and fruit flies, which may be only of peripheral relevance to human aging.Book DescriptionIt is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival, but much of the research on senescence is based on isolated