Massive increases in C31 alkane on Zygophyllum xanthoxylum leaves contribute to its excellent abiotic stress tolerance.
Hu-Jun LiWan-Peng BaiLin-Bo LiuHai-Shuang LiuLi WeiTimothy M GarantRebecca S KalingerYu-Xuan DengGai-Ni WangAi-Ke BaoQing MaOwen RowlandSuo-Min WangPublished in: Annals of botany (2023)
Z. xanthoxylum could serve as a model desert plant to study the function of cuticular wax in water retention because of its relatively uncomplicated leaf surface, and it massively accumulates C31 alkane as a way to reduce cuticular permeability and resist abiotic stressors.