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List the types of senescence.

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i. Overall senescence: This kind of senescence occurs in annual pants when entire plant gets affected and dies. Example: Wheat and Soybean. It also occurs in few perennials also Example: Avave and Bamboo.
ii. Top senecence: it occurs in aerial parts of plants. It is common in perennials, underground and root system remains viable. Example: Banana and Gladious.
iii. Deciduous senscence: It is common in deciduous plants and occurs only in leaves of plants, bulk of the stem and root system remains alive. Example: Elm and Maple.
iv. Progressive senescence: This kind of senescence is gradual. First it occours in old leaves followed by new leaves then stem and finally root system. It is common in annuals.
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