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In a Different Light: Irradiation-Induced Cuticular Wax Accumulation Fails to Reduce Cuticular Transpiration. [PDF]

Plant Cell Environ
ABSTRACT The cuticle, an extracellular hydrophobic layer impregnated with waxy lipids, serves as the primary interface between plant leaves and their environment and is thus subject to external cues. A previous study on poplar leaves revealed that environmental conditions outdoors promoted the deposition of about 10‐fold more cuticular wax compared to ...
Herzig L, Uellendahl K, Malkowsky Y, Schreiber L, Grünhofer P.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cuticular Waxes in Altered Environments and Their Role in Leaf Water Loss Dynamics

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cuticular waxes undeniably form the primary barrier restricting uncontrolled water loss from leaves, yet the functional consequences of environmentally induced wax modifications for residual (cuticular) transpiration remain a matter of debate. This review summarises current knowledge on how major abiotic stimuli influence foliar cuticular wax ...
Lena Herzig, Lukas Schreiber, Paul Grünhofer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The algal homolog of the plant CER1 and CER3 proteins is a bifunctional hydrocarbon‐forming enzyme

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 3, Page 1311-1328, August 2026.
Schematic representation of the proposed reactions carried out by a CER1/3 protein from green algae. CoA, coenzyme A; CTD, C‐terminal domain; Cys, catalytic cysteine of C‐terminal domain; His, catalytic histidines of N‐terminal domain; NTD, N‐terminal domain.
Ángel Baca‐Porcel, Bertrand Légeret, Alexandre Six, Mallaury Cabanel, Mathilde Le Cossec, Arthur Guegano, Damien Sorigué, Yonghua Li‐Beisson, Florian Veillet, Fred Beisson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Moisture Content of Coolstored Blueberries During Water Loss Scenarios Using Hyperspectral Imaging

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, Volume 54, Issue 2, June 2026.
Water loss is a key factor affecting the postharvest quality and shelf life of blueberries, and storage conditions (humidity and time) play an important role in regulating water retention capacity of stored berries. This study aims to explore the variation of moisture content (MC) in blueberries under different storage humidity and storage time ...
RunKai Wang, Craig McGill, Eduardo Sandoval, Mo Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Major Components of Epicuticular Wax From Fruit of the Canadian Prairies: Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Canadian Dwarf Sour Cherry (Prunus × kerrasis), Haskap (Lonicera caerulea), and Red Twinberry (Lonicera utahensis)

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, Volume 128, Issue 5, May 2026.
Composition of chloroform extractable surface wax from fruit was determined by GC and GC/MS. The major components of Saskatoon berry wax were nonacosan‐10‐ol and nonacosane. Canadian sour cherry wax was enriched in the pentacyclic triterpenoids and haskap in nonacosan‐10‐ol and nonacosan‐5,10,‐diol. Red twinberry wax contained triterpenoids.
Daniel Hupka, Haixia Zhang, Mark A. Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A thinner jacket for frosty and windy climates? Global patterns in leaf cuticle thickness and its environmental associations

New Phytologist, Volume 248, Issue 1, Page 107-124, October 2025.
Summary Plant cuticles protect the interior tissues from ambient hazards, including desiccation, UV light, physical wear, herbivores and pathogens. Consequently, cuticle properties are shaped by evolutionary selection. We compiled a global dataset of leaf cuticle thickness (CT) and accompanying leaf traits for 1212 species, mostly angiosperms, from 293
Xin'e Li, Geoff E. Burrows, Ning Dong, Gregory J. Jordan, Jens Kattge, Tanja I. Lenz, Ülo Niinemets, Yusuke Onoda, Hendrik Poorter, Lawren Sack, Rafael Villar, Mark Westoby, Ian J. Wright   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling Compositional Changes in Field Pea Leaf Cuticles Under Heat Stress Using Synchrotron‐Based Fourier Transform Mid‐Infrared Spectroscopy

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Volume 211, Issue 4, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Plant leaf cuticle, a heterogeneous and lipophilic membrane, is an interface between the plant and its aerial environment and protects plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. This study used synchrotron‐based Fourier transform mid infrared (sFTIR) spectroscopy to evaluate the effect of heat stress on the compositional changes of leaf ...
Yunfei Jiang, Rachid Lahlali, Rosalind Bueckert, Saroj Kumar, Chithra Karunakaran   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf and Crown Cuticular Wax Responses in Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) Plants Exposed to Ice Encasement

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Volume 211, Issue 1, January 2025.
ABSTRACT The plant cuticle, the outermost protective layer of most aboveground plant parts, serves as the first line of defence. While its role in various stress responses has been well‐studied, its role in ice encasement stress tolerance is unknown.
Devendra Prasad Chalise, Emily Merewitz
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting plant cuticle biophysics

New Phytologist, Volume 244, Issue 1, Page 65-73, October 2024.
Summary The plant cuticle is located at the interface of the plant with the environment, thus acting as a protective barrier against biotic and abiotic external stress factors, and regulating water loss. Additionally, it modulates mechanical stresses derived from internal tissues and also from the environment.
Antonio Heredia, José J. Benítez, Ana González Moreno, Eva Domínguez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herbarium specimens as tools for exploring the evolution of fatty acid‐derived natural products in plants

The Plant Journal, Volume 120, Issue 1, Page 9-18, October 2024.
SUMMARY Plants synthesize natural products via lineage‐specific offshoots of their core metabolic pathways, including fatty acid synthesis. Recent studies have shed light on new fatty acid‐derived natural products and their biosynthetic pathways in disparate plant species.
Emma Fitzgibbons, Jacob Lastovich, Samuel Scott, Nicole Groth, Amanda L. Grusz, Lucas Busta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source