Phenotypic Diversity in Leaf Cuticular Waxes in Brassica carinata Accessions.

ABSTRACT: Brassica carinata has received considerable attention as a renewable biofuel crop for semi-arid zones due to its high oil content and polyunsaturated fatty acids contents. It is important to develop new drought-resistant cultivars of B. carinata production to expand its areas into more arid regions. The accumulation of leaf cuticular wax on plant surfaces is one mechanism that reduces non-stomatal water loss, thus increasing drought resistance in plants. To explore phenotypic variations in cuticular wax in B. carinata, leaf waxes were extracted and quantified from a diversity panel consisting of 315 accessions. The results indicate that the accessions have a wide range of total leaf wax content (289-1356 µg dm^-2), wax classes, and their components. The C

SUBMITTER: Tomasi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature