Abstract Key message We identified two poplar clones of the same species as highly comparable, yet further genus to be distinctly different regarding multiple morphological and ecophysiological traits. Leaf morphology, wax composition, residual (cuticular) transpiration four (two hybrid P. × canescens , trichocarpa euphratica ) were monitored from beginning end growing season 2020. A pronounced...

The present survey of leaf-blade trichomes Mendoncia used SEM and light microscopy to investigate the diversity trichome types in Neotropical Paleotropical species genus. eglandular are filiform, uniseriate, with asymmetric epidermal cells arranged radially around trichome, these may be short or elongated, oriented two groups. These cells, when covered epicuticular wax, forming smooth thick pla...

Pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes efficiently trap and retain insect prey in highly specialized leaves. Besides a slippery peristome which inhibits adhesion of insects they employ epicuticular wax crystals on the inner walls of the conductive zone of the pitchers to hamper insect attachment by adhesive devices. It has been proposed that the detachment of individual crystals and the resultin...

The leaf surface is the contact point between plants and the environment and plays a crucial role in mediating biotic and abiotic interactions. Here, we took a phylogenetic approach to investigate the function, trade-offs, and evolution of leaf surface traits in the milkweeds (Asclepias). Across 47 species, we found trichome densities of up to 3000 trichomes cm(-2) and epicuticular wax crystals...

The fdl1-1 mutation, caused by an Enhancer/Suppressor mutator (En/Spm) element insertion located in the third exon of the gene, identifies a novel gene encoding ZmMYB94, a transcription factor of the R2R3-MYB subfamily. The fdl1 gene was isolated through co-segregation analysis, whereas proof of gene identity was obtained using an RNAi strategy that conferred less severe, but clearly recognizab...