ONION2 Fatty Acid Elongase is Required for Shoot Development in Rice

A plant’s surface is covered with epicuticular wax, which protects plants from inappropriate environmental conditions such as drought and pathogen attack. Very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are the main component of epicuticular wax on the surface of above-ground organs. Here we show that a fatty...

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Main Authors: Tsuda, Katsutoshi, Akiba, Takafumi, Kimura, Fumiko, Ishibashi, Mayu, Moriya, Chihiro, Nakagawa, Kiyotaka, Kurata, Nori, Ito, Yukihiro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583024/