Senescence triggers nutrient recycling in plants by initiating the breakdown of cellular components, particularly in aging leaves, to salvage essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. This process dismantles photosynthetic machinery and macromolecules, transforming them into exportable nutrients that are transported to developing organs or seeds, ensuring plant fitness and reproductive success. Senescence is a programmed developmental process, also influenced by environmental factors, and is crucial for plant resource management and survival.
Hmmmmm if only we knew what made the medium more moisture retaining as the flower period progresses and what effect that has when the medium becomes oversaturated and oxygen starts to become scarse.