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Loss of chlorophyll in senescent leaves is a general phenomenon, and various views have been put forward to explain how chlorophyll disappears as the leaf yellows. The possibilities recognized are: (1) the decomposition of chlorophyll into its basic components and the transference of the latter to places of storage ; and (2) the transformation of chlorophyll into certain substances likely to function during senescence.
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SINGH, B., ANANTHA RAO, N. Changes in Chloroplast Pigments in Leaves during Senescence. Nature 140, 728 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140728a0
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