Senescence Processes in Plants

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1. Mitotic senescence in plants. Dr Susheng Gan, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. 2. Chlorophyll catabolism and leaf coloration. Dr Stefan Hortensteiner, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland and. Dr David W. Lee, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami FL 33199, USA. . 3. Membrane dynamics and regulation of subcellular changes during senescence. Marianne Hopkins, Linda McNamara, Catherine Taylor, Tzann-Wei Wang and Dr John Thompson, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada. . 4. Oxidative stress and leaf senescence. Dr Ulrike Zentgraf, ZMBP, General Genetics, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. . 5. Nutrient remobilization during leaf senescence. Dr Andreas M. Fischer, Department of Plant Sciences, 210 AgBioScience Facility, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. . 6. Environmental regulation of leaf senescence. Dr Amnon Lers, Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O.Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. . 7. Developmental and hormonal control of leaf senescence. Jos H. M. Schippers, Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands . Hai-Chun Jing, Wheat Pathogenesis Programme, Plant-Pathogen Interactions Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK and. Jacques Hille and Dr Paul Dijkwel, Molecular Biology of Plants, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN, Haren, The Netherlands... 8. The genetic control of senescence revealed by mapping quantitative trait loci. Dr Helen J. Ougham, Dr Ian Armstead and Dr Catherine Howarth, Plant Genetics & Breeding Department, Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3EB, Wales, UK . Dr Isaac Galyuon, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana and. Dr Iain Donnison and Professor Howard Thomas, Plant Genetics & Breeding Department, Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3EB, Wales, UK. 9. Genomics and proteomics of leaf senescence. Dr Marie-Jeanne Carp and Dr Shimon Gepstein, Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel. 10. Molecular regulation of leaf senescence. Dr Hyo Jung Kim, Division of Molecular Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea . Dr Pyung Ok Lim, Department of Science Education, Cheju National University, Cheju, 690-756, South Korea and. Dr Hong-Gil Nam, Division of Molecular Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea. . 11. Flower senescence. Professor Michael S. Reid and Dr Jen-Chih Chen, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, One Shields Drive, Davis, CA 95616, USA. 12. Fruit ripening and its manipulation. Dr James Giovannoni, USDA-ARS Plant, Soil and Nutrition Lab and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University Campus, Tower Road., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. 13. Genetic manipulation of leaf senescence. Dr Yongfeng Guo and Dr Susheng Gan, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA