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W3 Is a New Wax Locus That Is Essential for Biosynthesis of β-Diketone, Development of Glaucousness, and Reduction of Cuticle Permeability in Common Wheat.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Zhengzhi, Wei Wenjie, Zhu Huilan, Challa Ghana S, Bi Caili, Trick Harold N, Li Wanlong
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: W3 is essential for β-diketone biosynthesis but suppresses its hydroxylation. Loss-of-function mutation w3 significantly increased cuticle permeability in terms of water loss and chlorophyll efflux.
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