Relationship between petal abscission and programmed cell death in Prunus yedoensis and Delphinium belladonna

Depending on the species, the end of flower life span is characterized by petal wilting or by abscission of petals that are still fully turgid. Wilting at the end of petal life is due to programmed cell death (PCD). It is not known whether the abscission of turgid petals is preceded by PCD. We studi...

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Main Authors: Yamada, Tetsuya, Ichimura, Kazuo, van Doorn, Wouter G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2039816/