Abstract Background and Aims The cuticular waxes sealing plant surfaces against excessive
water loss are complex mixtures of very-long-chain aliphatics, with compositions that vary …

The cuticle, a hydrophobic layer of cutin and waxes synthesized by plant epidermal cells, is
the major barrier to water loss when stomata are closed at night and under water-limited …

Plant cuticular wax is a heterogeneous mixture of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and
their derivatives. Primary alcohols are the dominant wax components throughout leaf …

Plants produce a plethora of natural products, including many drugs. It has recently emerged
that the genes encoding different natural product pathways may be organized as …

The hydrophobic cuticle covers the surface of the most aerial organs of land plants. The
barley mutant eceriferum‐zv (cer‐zv), which is hypersensitive to drought, is unable to …

Cuticular wax is known to play an important role in non-stomatal transpiration. However,
support is lacking regarding the waxy phenotype for wheat breeding against drought. In this …

The cuticle forms a hydrophobic waxy layer that covers plant organs and provides protection
from biotic and abiotic stresses. Transcription of genes responsible for cuticle formation is …

Cuticular waxes comprise the hydrophobic layer that protects crops against nonstomatal
water loss and biotic and abiotic stresses. Expanding on our current knowledge of the genes …

In the realm of agriculture, a pressing concern remains the abiotic stresses, such as
temperature fluctuation, drought, soil salinity, and heavy metal contamination. These …

Key message Mapping combined with expression and variant analyses in switchgrass, a
crop with complex genetics, identified a cluster of candidate genes for leaf wax in a fast …