1. The Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Induced Senescence 2. Abiotic Stress and Plant Senescence 3. Plant leaf senescence: Integrating multiple environmental and internal cues 4. Signal Transduction in Leaf Senescence: An Overview 5. Regulation of Leaf Senescence by Macromolecular Degradation and Hormones 6. The Role of Growth Regulators in Senescence 7. Jasmonic acid (JA) Mediated Signaling in Leaf Senescence 8. Polyamine as Signaling Molecules and Leaf Senescence 9. Oxidative Stress and Leaf Senescence: Important Insights 10. Proteolytic Processing During Leaf Senescence 11. Role of Histones During Leaf Senescence 12. Receptor-like kinases control of the development, stress response and senescence in plants 13. Flower senescence: present status and future aspects 14. Nutrient Remobilization During Senescence 15. Autophagy and Senescence 16. Plant Senescence and Organ Abscission 17. Autophagy and Senescence 18. Plant Senescence and Agriculture