Abscission is a programmed developmental process initiated by auxin depletion.
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auxin depletion
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IAA depletion
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Similar changes in auxin-related genes occur in tomato flower and leaf abscission zones after flower or leaf removal, suggesting similar regulation of abscission in these organs.
Abscission is a programmed developmental process initiated by auxin depletion.
Auxin depletion occurs during natural developmental processes, stress-induced abscission, and after artificial organ removal in the tomato model system.
Auxin depletion results from decreased indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis and transport and from enhanced IAA transport autoinhibition, conjugation, and oxidative IAA catabolism.
Stress-induced auxin depletion is mediated by increased ethylene and reactive oxygen species production and carbohydrate starvation.