Biology:Nutrient resorption

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In plants, nutrient resorption is a process in which nutrients are withdrawn from senescing plant tissues.[1] It acts as a nutrient conservation mechanism.[2] It is influenced by several environmental and physiological processes.

References

  1. Killingbeck, Keith (1996). "Nutrients in senesced leaves: keys to the search for potential resorption and resorption efficiency". Ecology 77 (6): 1716–1727. doi:10.2307/2265777. Bibcode1996Ecol...77.1716K. 
  2. Brant, Amber N.; Chen, Han Y.H. (2015-09-03). "Patterns and Mechanisms of Nutrient Resorption in Plants" (in en). Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34 (5): 471–486. doi:10.1080/07352689.2015.1078611. ISSN 0735-2689. Bibcode2015CRvPS..34..471B. 

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