Leaf senescence, the last stage of leaf development, is a type of postmitotic senescence and
is characterized by the functional transition from nutrient assimilation to nutrient …

As a result of climate changes, land use and agriculture have to adapt to new demands.
Agriculture is responsible for a large part of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that have …

Chlorophyll breakdown is an important catabolic process of leaf senescence and fruit
ripening. Structure elucidation of colorless linear tetrapyrroles as (final) breakdown products …

Senescence is an age-dependent process, ultimately leading to plant death, that in annual
crop plants overlaps with the reproductive stage of development. Research on the molecular …

Cereals including wheat and barley are of primary importance to ensure food security for the
21st century. A combination of lab-and field-based approaches has led to a considerably …

Large numbers of publications have appeared over the last few years, dealing with the
molecular details of the regulation and process of the autophagy machinery in animals …

Because of the rise in global temperature, heat stress has become a major concern for crop
production. Heat stress deteriorates plant productivity and alters phenological and …

Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis in plants and algae and, by extension, are
essential for most life on Earth. Their maintenance is costly and complex due to the inherent …

In photosynthetic plant cells, chloroplasts act as factories of metabolic intermediates that
support plant growth. Chloroplast performance is highly influenced by environmental cues …

Chloroplasts contain approximately 80% of total leaf nitrogen and represent a major source
of recycled nitrogen during leaf senescence. While bulk degradation of the cytosol and …