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The spathe of Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. (Araceae) undergoes a senescence process soon after its formation, leading to the death if fructification doesn’t occur [1]. During fructification, spathe regreening occurs being a consequence of a senescence-inhibition process. It was suggested that spathe senescence inhibition and regreening at time of fructification is due to the action of cytokinins produced by fruits and translocated to the spathe [2–4].
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Piques, M.C., Lino-neto, T., Palme, K., Pais, M.S., Tavares, R.M. (1999). Expression of rbcS, rbcL and rca Genes during Senescence and Regreening of Zantedeschia Aethiopica Floral Spathe. In: Argyroudi-Akoyunoglou, J.H., Senger, H. (eds) The Chloroplast: From Molecular Biology to Biotechnology. NATO Science Series, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4788-0_17
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