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Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence

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The Structure and Function of Plastids

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 23))

During leaf senescence, chloroplasts are transformed into gerontoplasts. This process is characterized by changes in the ultrastructure and in the biochemical and functional properties of the plastids. Concomitantly, a decline in the cellular population of chloroplasts/gerontoplasts may occur. While gerontoplast differentiation to a certain extent is a reversible process, a reactivation of plastid division does not occur. A model depicting three different pathways by which chloroplasts may be degraded in senescing mesophyll cells is presented.

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Krupinska, K. (2007). Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence. In: Wise, R.R., Hoober, J.K. (eds) The Structure and Function of Plastids. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4061-0_22

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