DNA ENCODING A PLANT LIPASE, TRANSGENIC PLANTS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SENESCENCE IN PLANTS

摘要

Regulation of expression of senescence in plants is achieved by integration of a gene or gene fragment encoding senescence-induced lipase into the plant genome in antisense orientation. The carnation and Arabidopsis genes encoding senescence-i nduced lipase are identified and the nucleotide sequences are used to modify senescence in transgenic plants.