The life cycle of many plants including our most important crops is short, with weeks to months between germination and death. Monocarpic plants flower only once, with seed/grain filling dependent on nutrient remobilization from senescing parental plants. A mature crop stand such as a harvest-ready wheat field is the result of mass suicide, with only the seeds/grains as living entities.

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AtWRKY1 处于植物开发和防御的交叉点：应对逆境的成本


许多植物的生命周期很短，包括我们最重要的作物，从发芽到死亡之间需要数周到数月的时间。单果植物只开花一次，种子/谷物填充取决于亲本植物的养分再动员。一个成熟的农作物林，如准备收获的麦田，是集体自杀的结果，只有种子/谷物是有生命的实体。