The phenomena of aging and senescence in plants are discussed in the broader context of turnover in biological systems. The occurrence of programmed lethal developments within plants is considered as a dynamic component of turnover, and the gradual deterioration with aging as a fail-safe system that guarantees turnover.
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A. C. Leopold (1975) studied this question.
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