The Relation of the Characteristics and Yield of Wax to Plant Age

Eb, Kurtz

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“…Foil pans were then reweighed to quantify the amount of residual wax. Amount of wax for a field sample was the mean of 5 ) derived by dividing wax weight by the actual area of the sub-sample unit.…”

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“…Waxes are composed of long-chain paraffins, alcohols, ketones, esters and free fatty acids in proportions determined by both genetic capability and environmental factors [2][3][4]. Epicuticular wax enhances the reflectance of visible and near infrared radiation from leaf surface thereby reducing net radiation and cuticular transpiration and seems to contribute drought resistance of plants [5][6][7]. These waxes also impart resistance to plants to absorption and penetration of foliarapplied herbicides [4,8,9].…”

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Variability in Epicuticular Wax in 35 Woody Plants in Linares, Northeast Mexico

Maiti¹,

Hg²

2016

Forest Res

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Variability in Epicuticular Wax in 35 Woody Plants in Linares, Northeast Mexico

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2016

Forest Res

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“…By comparison the extent to which external factors influence the development of the cuticle has not been examined in detail. Cunze (1926), Kurtz (1950), Skoss (1955) and Daly (1964) attempted to classify cuticular properties according to climate or habitat, on the basis of increasing xerophytic character or in relation to gross differences in environmental conditions as for example between sun and shade conditions. Certain species are subject to adaptive changes in response to selection by some ecological variable (Harland, 1947;Barber, 1955; Barber and Jackson, 1957).…”

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THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON LEAF WAX DEVELOPMENT IN BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA

1974

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SUMMARYThe influence of environmental conditions on the epicuticular waxes of the normal and four mutant forms of brussels sprout {Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) has been studied. An increase in radiant energy rate, a decrease in humidity or a decrease in temperature induces the largest deposits of wax. Environmental conditions have only a limited effect on the compositions of the waxes of the normal and mutant lines but modify the size, configuration and distribution of the surface wax structures. A mechanism for the transport and subsequent organization of the wax on the plant surface is discussed.

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“…Electron micrographs of the lower surface of the layer obtained from Agave americana indicated that the entire upper epidermal wall was separated by the digestion of the lateral walls of the epidermal cells. We suspect that the older leaves of many xerophytes (Kurtz, 1950) would show the same reaction. Material which originally gave a positive test for cellulose was negative after refluxing for 4 hr.…”

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Development of the Cuticular Layers in Angiosperm Leaves

Schieferstein¹,

Loomis²

1959

American Journal of Botany

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JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. ABSTRACT SCHIEFERSTEIN, R. H., and W. E. LOOMIS. (Iowa State U., Ames.) Development of the cuticular layer in angiosperm leaves. Amer. Jour. Bot. 46(9): 625-635. Illus. 1959.-The cuticu.larized layers of leaves and other plant surfaces consist of a primary cuticle, formed by the oxidation of oils on exposed cell walls, plus various surface and subsurface wax deposits. The primary cuticle appears to form rapidly on the walls of any living cell which is exposed to air. Surface wax is present on the mature leaves of about half of the 50 or 60 species studied. In general, wax is extruded at random through the newly formed cuticle of young leaves and accumulated in various reticulate to semicrystalline patterns. No wax pores through the cuticle or primary wall can be observed in electron-micrographs of dewaxed mature leaves. Wax accumulations on older leaves are generally subcuticular and may involve the entire epidermal wall. These deposits appear to be of considerably greater ecological significance than those on the surface. Isolated cuticular membranes from Hedera helix increased slightly in permeability to water with age of the leaf, but permeability to 2,4-D decreased 50 times. Evidence based on the patterns of cellulose in primary walls, of surface wax on growing leaves, of the appearance of the cuticle at the

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The Relation of the Characteristics and Yield of Wax to Plant Age

Cited by 25 publications

References 7 publications

Variability in Epicuticular Wax in 35 Woody Plants in Linares, Northeast Mexico

Variability in Epicuticular Wax in 35 Woody Plants in Linares, Northeast Mexico

THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON LEAF WAX DEVELOPMENT IN BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA

Development of the Cuticular Layers in Angiosperm Leaves

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