The impact of drought on wheat leaf cuticle properties
Abstract Background The plant cuticle is the outermost layer covering aerial tissues and is composed of cutin and waxes. The cuticle plays an important role in protection from environmental stresses and glaucousness, the bluish-white colouration of plant surfaces associated with cuticular waxes, has...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1033-3 |