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Nutrient resorption

In plants, nutrient resorption is a process in which nutrients are withdrawn from senescing plant tissues.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

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In plants, nutrient resorption is a process in which nutrients are withdrawn from senescing plant tissues.1 It acts as a nutrient conservation mechanism.2 It is influenced by several environmental and physiological processes2.3

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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. Bibcode:1996Ecol...77.1716K. 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. Bibcode:2015CRvPS..34..471B. doi:10.1080/07352689.2015.1078611. ISSN 0735-2689. S2CID 83968442.
  3. Killingbeck, Keith T.; Tainsh, Ryan (June 2002). "Does Leaf Size Influence Resorption of Nutrients From Senescing Leaves?". Northeastern Naturalist. 9 (2): 213–220. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2002)009[0213:DLSIRO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1092-6194.
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