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SUBMITTER: Zhu K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6428123 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Keming K Tao Huimin H Xu Shuo S Li Kaixia K Zafar Sundus S Cao Wei W Yang Yanhua Y
Genetics and molecular biology 20190131 1
Senescence, a highly programmed process, largely determines yield and quality of crops. However, knowledge about the onset and progression of leaf senescence in crop plants is still limited. Here, we report that salt-induced protein (salT), a new gene, may be involved in leaf senescence. Overexpressing salT could prolong the duration of leaves with higher concentrations of chlorophyll compared with the wild type. Moreover, overexpression of salT could delay the senescence of rice leaves though t ...[more]