Yandeau-Nelson and students in her lab will grow and examine the plant roots to identify how different gene combinations contribute to the cuticle and other plant characteristics. Rajib Sahah, ...

Plant cuticles, comprising cutin and an array of wax compounds, serve as an essential barrier that regulates water loss, gas exchange and provides defence against environmental stressors.

Compared to beautiful flowers or delicious fruits, a plant’s cuticle – the layered structure that controls the movement of waxes to the surface of leaves and petals – sounds boring. But in ...

Those fragrant molecules can, however, cause damage if they begin to collect in the flowers’ cells. To escape into the air, a petunia’s scent molecules, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), have ...

Shiyou Lü, Huayan Zhao, David L. Des Marais, Eugene P. Parsons, Xiaoxue Wen, Xiaojing Xu, Dhinoth K. Bangarusamy, Guangchao Wang, Owen Rowland, Thomas Juenger, Ray A. Bressan, Matthew A. Jenks, ...