Retardation of leaf senescence by benzyl
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R. A. Fletcher
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Article
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1969
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Benzyladenine (BA) applied to primary leaves of intact bean plants delayed the senescence of both the leaves and the entire shoot. The retardation of senescence was manifested in higher levels of chlorophyll, protein, RNA and ribonuclease activity at all stages of development. Also, the levels of in