Due to an expanding world population and increased buying power, the demand for
ruminant products such as meat and milk is expected to grow substantially in coming years …

Cuticular wax plays crucial roles in protecting plants from environmental stresses,
particularly drought stress. Many enzyme-encoding genes and transcription factors involved …

Biomass yield, salt tolerance and drought tolerance are important targets for alfalfa
(Medicago sativa L.) improvement. Medicago truncatula has been developed into a model …

Plant breeders and agricultural scientists of the 21st century are challenged to increase the
yield potentials of crops to feed the growing world population. Climate change, the resultant …

Background In plants, ERF genes participate in a variety of regulatory pathways, such as
plant growth and biotic and/or abiotic stress responses. Although the genome of Chinese …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important food crop, and biotic and abiotic stresses
significantly impact grain yield. Wheat leaf and stem surface waxes are associated with traits …

Cuticular wax formation on the surface of plant leaves is associated with drought-stress
tolerance. The identification of wax biosynthesis-related genes will contribute to the genetic …

Background The cuticle covers the surface of the polysaccharide cell wall of leaf epidermal
cells and forms an essential diffusion barrier between the plant and the environment. The …

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 …

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 …