Plant Development

  1. Specialized Developmental Processes
    1. Senescence
      1. Leaf Senescence
        1. Chlorophyll Degradation
          1. Pigment Breakdown
            1. Color Changes
              1. Nutrient Recycling
              2. Nutrient Remobilization
                1. Nitrogen Recovery
                  1. Phosphorus Translocation
                    1. Resource Reallocation
                  2. Whole Plant Senescence
                    1. Life Cycle Completion
                      1. Reproductive Maturity
                        1. Resource Depletion
                          1. Programmed Death
                          2. Annual vs. Perennial Strategies
                            1. Single Season Completion
                              1. Multi-Year Cycles
                                1. Survival Strategies
                              2. Genetic and Hormonal Control
                                1. Ethylene Roles
                                  1. Senescence Promotion
                                    1. Abscission Induction
                                      1. Aging Acceleration
                                      2. ABA Roles
                                        1. Stress-Induced Senescence
                                          1. Dormancy Induction
                                            1. Protective Responses
                                            2. Senescence-Associated Genes
                                              1. SAG Expression
                                                1. Degradative Enzymes
                                                  1. Regulatory Networks
                                              2. Programmed Cell Death (PCD)
                                                1. Role in Development
                                                  1. Normal Developmental Process
                                                    1. Tissue Remodeling
                                                      1. Organ Formation
                                                      2. Aerenchyma Formation
                                                        1. Air Space Creation
                                                          1. Tissue Dissolution
                                                            1. Gas Transport
                                                            2. Xylem Vessel Differentiation
                                                              1. Cell Wall Thickening
                                                                1. Protoplast Removal
                                                                  1. Water Transport
                                                                  2. Tapetum Degeneration
                                                                    1. Pollen Nutrition
                                                                      1. Anther Development
                                                                        1. Reproductive Success
                                                                      2. Regeneration and Totipotency
                                                                        1. Wound Healing
                                                                          1. Callus Formation
                                                                            1. Undifferentiated Growth
                                                                              1. Wound Response
                                                                                1. Tissue Repair
                                                                                2. Re-differentiation of Cells
                                                                                  1. Cell Fate Changes
                                                                                    1. Tissue Regeneration
                                                                                      1. Organ Formation
                                                                                    2. Somatic Embryogenesis
                                                                                      1. Induction and Stages
                                                                                        1. Embryogenic Competence
                                                                                          1. Developmental Stages
                                                                                            1. Maturation Processes
                                                                                            2. Applications in Propagation
                                                                                              1. Clonal Reproduction
                                                                                                1. Mass Propagation
                                                                                                  1. Genetic Preservation
                                                                                              2. Symbiotic Interactions
                                                                                                1. Nodule Formation in Legumes
                                                                                                  1. Rhizobium Infection Process
                                                                                                    1. Bacterial Recognition
                                                                                                      1. Infection Thread Formation
                                                                                                        1. Bacterial Entry
                                                                                                        2. Nodule Organogenesis
                                                                                                          1. Cortical Cell Division
                                                                                                            1. Nodule Primordium
                                                                                                              1. Organ Development
                                                                                                            2. Mycorrhizal Associations
                                                                                                              1. Types of Mycorrhizae
                                                                                                                1. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
                                                                                                                  1. Ectomycorrhizae
                                                                                                                    1. Ericoid Mycorrhizae
                                                                                                                    2. Role in Nutrient Uptake
                                                                                                                      1. Phosphorus Acquisition
                                                                                                                        1. Nitrogen Transfer
                                                                                                                          1. Mineral Absorption
                                                                                                                          2. Signaling Pathways
                                                                                                                            1. Recognition Signals
                                                                                                                              1. Symbiosis Establishment
                                                                                                                                1. Maintenance Mechanisms

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                                                                                                                          1. Fundamentals of Plant Development