senesce

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"As the crop started to senesce, quite often in mid-July, we didn't have as many bakers as we would want, so we were extending the season, which increased our risk from black dot."

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  • Whereas McCorkhill shrubs continue to grow up to 15 years or more, Dee Vee shrubs grow up to about 6 years then begin to senesce so that the 20 year shrub height is the same as the 2 year height. —  RealClimate
  • The cells, which appear to senesce after approximately 40 passages, are susceptible to herpes simplex, reovirus 3, vesicular stomatitis (Ogden strain), and vaccinia, but resist adenovirus 5, coxsackievirus A9 and B5, and poliovirus 2.
  • The fibroblasts were passaged until they began to senesce.
  • "As the crop started to senesce, quite often in mid-July, we didn't have as many bakers as we would want, so we were extending the season, which increased our risk from black dot." —  FWi - All News
  • Transcriptional or post-transcriptional regulation – how does a plant know when to senesce? —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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