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THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON LEAF WAX DEVELOPMENT IN BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA
Author(s) -
BAKER E. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1974.tb01324.x
Subject(s) - wax , brassica oleracea , epicuticular wax , humidity , botany , mutant , biology , horticulture , biochemistry , thermodynamics , physics , gene
S ummary The 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.