Balancing Delay and Demise: Peptides and Leaf Senescence

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  • Rishan Singh Research Media SR & Golden Key International, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa

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https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(62-3)1123

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2025-09-18

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Singh, R. (2025). Balancing Delay and Demise: Peptides and Leaf Senescence. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 62(3), 189–191. https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(62-3)1123

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