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Leaf cuticular wax amount and crystal morphology regulate post-harvest water loss in mulberry (Morus species).
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Aug 2010
Mamrutha H M, Mogili T, Jhansi Lakshmi K, Rama N, Kosma Dylan, Udaya Kumar M, Jenks Matthew A, Nataraja Karaba N
Abstract excerpt
Mulberry leaves are the sole source of food for silkworms (Bombyx mori), and moisture content of the detached leaves fed to silkworms determines silkworm growth and cocoon yield. Since leaf dehydration in commercial sericulture is a serious problem, development of new methods that minimize post-harvest water loss are greatly needed. In the present study, variability in moisture retention capacity (MRC, measured...
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