Nutrient resorption

In plants, nutrient resorption is a process in which nutrients are withdrawn from senescing plant tissues[1].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

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. JSTOR 2265777.
Brant, Amber N.; Chen, Han Y.H. (2015-09-03). "Patterns and Mechanisms of Nutrient Resorption in Plants". Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 34 (5): 471–486. doi:10.1080/07352689.2015.1078611. ISSN 0735-2689.

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[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. JSTOR 2265777.

[2] Brant, Amber N.; Chen, Han Y.H. (2015-09-03). "Patterns and Mechanisms of Nutrient Resorption in Plants". Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 34 (5): 471–486. doi:10.1080/07352689.2015.1078611. ISSN 0735-2689.