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, ...

Gene May Produce Drought-resistant Plants Date: May 22, 2003 Source: Purdue University Summary: The identification and duplication of a gene that controls production of plants' outermost ...

For this purpose, catchweed plants rely on a "unique parasitic ratchet-like anchoring mechanism to climb over host plants, using microscopic hooks for mechanical interlocking to leaves," the ...

The cuticle of a corn plant is a waxy layer, found on aerial plant tissues, that provides a protective barrier between the plant and its environment. Researchers have identified many of the genes that ...

The waxy cuticle surface on the outside protects the leaf and prevents excess water loss. ... Different plants from different parts of the world have different adaptations to help them conserve water.

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 ...

This is apparently because the mutation, called wax2, has a different cuticle structure than found in a plant that has the normal gene, WAX2. "If we can alter the expression of the WAX2 gene, we might ...