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Changes in leaf epicuticular wax with age of Chenopodium album L. and Abutilon theophrasti Medik [PDF]

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
Epicuticular wax comprises a complex mixture of diverse organic compounds. The predominant class of compounds consists of long-chain n-alkanes. Chenopodium album and Abutilon theophrasti are cosmopolitan weed species, both of economic importance due to ...
Vranješ Filip, Vrbničanin Sava, Tešević Vele, Cvetković Mirjana, Božić Dragana   +4 more
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Estimation of the solubility parameters of model plant surfaces and agrochemicals: a valuable tool for understanding plant surface interactions [PDF]

, 2012
Background Most aerial plant parts are covered with a hydrophobic lipid-rich cuticle, which is the interface between the plant organs and the surrounding environment.
Fernández, Victoria, Khayet Souhaimi, Mohamed, Khayet, Mohamed, Fernandez Fernandez, Victoria, Victoria Fernández, Mohamed Khayet   +5 more
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Application of Nano-Silicon Dioxide Improves Salt Stress Tolerance in Strawberry Plants

Agronomy, 2019
Silicon application can improve productivity outcomes for salt stressed plants. Here, we describe how strawberry plants respond to treatments including various combinations of salt stress and nano-silicon dioxide, and assess whether nano-silicon dioxide ...
Saber Avestan, Mahmood Ghasemnezhad, Masoud Esfahani, Caitlin S. Byrt   +3 more
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Physical and Chemical Traits of Grape Varieties Influence Drosophila suzukii Preferences and Performance

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The cuticle-covered surface forms the interface between plant parts, including fruits, and their environment. The physical and chemical properties of fruit surfaces profoundly influence plant-frugivore interactions by shaping the susceptibility and ...
Lisa Weißinger, Lisa Weißinger, Katja Arand, Katja Arand, Evi Bieler, Hanns-Heinz Kassemeyer, Michael Breuer, Caroline Müller   +7 more
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Epicuticular wax content in the leaves of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) as a mechanical barrier against three insect pests

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2008
Flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.), cabbage stink bugs (Eurydema ventrale) and onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) cause significant economic problems to cabbage growers in Slovenia.
Dragan ŽNIDARČIČ, Nevenka VALIČ, Stanislav TRDAN   +2 more
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Composição química da cera epicuticular de biótipos de azevém resistente e suscetível ao glyphosate Chemical composition of the epicuticular wax of Italian ryegrass biotypes resistant and susceptible to glyphosate

Planta Daninha, 2009
Objetivou-se com este trabalho determinar a composição química da cera epicuticular dos biótipos de azevém (Lolium multiflorum) resistente e suscetível ao glyphosate, buscando relações entre suas características e a resistência dos biótipos ao herbicida.
A.A. Guimarães, E.A. Ferreira, L. Vargas, A.A. Silva, R.G. Viana, A.J. Demuner, G. Concenço, I. Aspiazu, L. Galon, M.R. Reis, A.F. Silva   +10 more
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Abnormal germling development by brown rust and powdery mildew on cer barley mutants [PDF]

, 2001
The barley leaf rust fungus forms appressoria over host leaf stomata and penetrates via the stomatal pore. High levels of avoidance to leaf rust fungi have been described in some wild accessions of Hordeum species where a prominent wax layer on the ...
Rubiales, D., Niks, R.E., Ramirez, M.C., Carver, T.L.W.   +3 more
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Changes in Cuticle Components and Morphology of ‘Satsuma’ Mandarin (Citrus unshiu) during Ambient Storage and Their Potential Role on Penicillium digitatum Infection

Molecules, 2020
To elucidate the role of fruit cuticle in fungal infection, changes in cuticle composition and morphology of ‘Satsuma’ mandarin during ambient (at 25 °C) storage and their role in Penicillium digitatum infection were investigated ...
Shenghua Ding, Jing Zhang, Lvzhu Yang, Xinyu Wang, Fuhua Fu, Rongrong Wang, Qun Zhang, Yang Shan   +7 more
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Epicuticular wax concentration on Syzygium myrtifolium leaves [PDF]

, 2017
The pollution issues are a pervasive and increasing threat to human and forest ecosystem. Plants have been recognised as a method to reduce pollution.
Hiroyuki, Sase, Kueh, Roland Jui Heng, Franklin Ragai Kundat, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Kundat, Franklin Ragai, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Mohd Isa, Mohd Nor Ammar, Sase Hiroyuki, Abd. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Nik Muhamad Abd. Majid, Roland Kueh Jui Heng, Mohd Nor Ammar Mohd Isa   +11 more
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Phenotypic Variation for Epicuticular Waxes Across Plant Introductions of Onion

HortScience, 2022
The amounts and types of epicuticular waxes on onion (Allium cepa) leaves affect feeding damage by onion thrips (Thrips tabaci), a serious insect pest of onion.
Michael J. Havey
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