Significats de cuticular wax en anglès

Plant cuticular wax, the last barrier of self-defense, plays an important role in plant growth and development.

However, the molecular and evolutionary mechanisms of cuticular wax in plants in response to drought stress are still lacking.

In this review, we focus on potential mechanisms, from evolutionary, molecular, and physiological aspects, that control cuticular wax and its roles in plant drought tolerance.

We propose that OsGL1-6 is involved in the accumulation of leaf cuticular wax and directly impacts drought resistance in rice.

Cuticular wax is a class of organic compounds that comprises the outermost layer of plant surfaces.

The comparative analysis of cuticular waxes revealed an increased accumulation of alkanes in leaves of transgenic lines.

Cuticular wax, the first protective layer of above ground tissues of many plant species, is a key evolutionary innovation in plants.