Ontogenetic and seasonal development of wax composition and cuticular transpiration of ivy ( Hedera helix L.) sun and shade leaves

Hauke, V.; Schreiber, Lukas

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“…Geyer and Schö nherr (1990), as well as Riederer and Schneider (1990), analyzed the effects of various growth conditions on the composition of Citrus aurantium leaf cuticles and their water permeability. Hauke and Schreiber (1998) demonstrated ontogenetic and seasonal modifications of wax composition and cuticular transpiration properties in ivy (Hedera helix) leaves. Jetter and Schäffer (2001) studied ontogenetic changes in the composition of P. laurocerasus adaxial leaf epicuticular waxes.…”

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The Developmental Pattern of Tomato Fruit Wax Accumulation and Its Impact on Cuticular Transpiration Barrier Properties: Effects of a Deficiency in a β-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A Synthase (LeCER6)

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Cuticular waxes play a pivotal role in limiting transpirational water loss across the primary plant surface. The astomatous fruits of the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) 'MicroTom' and its lecer6 mutant, defective in a b-ketoacyl-coenzyme A synthase, which is involved in very-long-chain fatty acid elongation, were analyzed with respect to cuticular wax load and composition. The developmental course of fruit ripening was followed. Both the 'MicroTom' wild type and lecer6 mutant showed similar patterns of quantitative wax accumulation, although exhibiting considerably different water permeances. With the exception of immature green fruits, the lecer6 mutant exhibited about 3-to 8-fold increased water loss per unit time and fruit surface area when compared to the wild type. This was not the case with immature green fruits. The differences in final cuticular barrier properties of tomato fruits in both lines were fully developed already in the mature green to early breaker stage of fruit development. When the qualitative chemical composition of fruit cuticular waxes during fruit ripening was investigated, the deficiency in a b-ketoacyl-coenzyme A synthase in the lecer6 mutant became discernible in the stage of mature green fruits mainly by a distinct decrease in the proportion of n-alkanes of chain lengths . C 28 and a concomitant increase in cyclic triterpenoids. This shift in cuticular wax biosynthesis of the lecer6 mutant appears to be responsible for the simultaneously occurring increase of water permeance. Changes in cutin composition were also investigated as a function of developmental stage. This integrative functional approach demonstrates a direct relationship between cuticular transpiration barrier properties and distinct chemical modifications in cuticular wax composition during the course of tomato fruit development.

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The Developmental Pattern of Tomato Fruit Wax Accumulation and Its Impact on Cuticular Transpiration Barrier Properties: Effects of a Deficiency in a β-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A Synthase (LeCER6)

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“…In contrast to grasses, broadleaf deciduous species form leaf cuticle during the brief period of leaf expansion, which may last 5-20 d, with the majority of leaf-wax formation subsiding after leaf expansion (21)(22)(23)(24)(25). Botanical information predicts and multiple empirical studies support the notion that isotope ratios of leaf waxes in trees, shrubs, and herbs remain relatively constant throughout the lifetime of a leaf.…”

Section: In Deciduous Species δ 2 H Values Reflect Plant Environment mentioning

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Leaf-wax n -alkanes record the plant–water environment at leaf flush

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Berke

Doman

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Leaf-wax n-alkanes 2 H/ 1 H ratios are widely used as a proxy in climate reconstruction. Although the broad nature of the relationship between n-alkanes δ 2 H values and climate is appreciated, the quantitative details of the proxy remain elusive. To examine these details under natural environmental conditions, we studied a riparian broadleaf angiosperm species, Populus angustifolia, growing on water with a constant δ 2 H value and monitored the δ 2 H values of leaf-wax n-alkanes and of stem, leaf, stream, and atmospheric waters throughout the entire growing season. Here we found the δ 2 H values of leaf-wax n-alkanes recorded only a 2-wk period during leaf flush and did not vary for the 19 weeks thereafter when leaves remained active. We found δ 2 H values of leaf-wax n-alkanes of P. angustifolia record conditions earlier in the season rather than fully integrating the entire growing season. Using these data, we modeled precipitation δ 2 H values during the time of wax synthesis. We observed that the isotope ratios of this precipitation generally were 2 H-enriched compared with mean annual precipitation. This model provides a mechanistic basis of the often-observed 2 H-enrichment from the expected fractionation values in studies of broadleaf angiosperm leaf-wax δ 2 H. In addition, these findings may have implications for the spatial and temporal uses of n-alkane δ 2 H values in paleoapplications; when both plant community and growth form are known, this study allows the isolation of the precipitation dynamics of individual periods of the growing season.biomarkers | compound-specific isotope analysis | geographic information system | isoscape | stable isotopes S table isotopes serve as tracers and integrators of both environmental and physiological signals within plant materials. Terrestrial plant leaf waxes (i.e., n-alkanes, n-acids, and others) and their isotope ratios have attracted much interest as a higher plant-specific biomarker for paleoclimate reconstruction (1), because these compounds are easily identified and isolated from a variety of geologic materials and are relatively robust to geologic alteration (2). The environmental information recorded in hydrogen isotope ratios of leaf waxes have become a prevalent proxy to reconstruct ancient climates (3-5), mountain building events (6, 7), and floral transitions (8). However, critical questions related to the interpretation of ancient higher plant biomarkers remain unanswered, especially with respect to the extent of the leaf life cycle recorded by this proxy.Environmental and climate transect studies have shown that δ 2 H values of higher plant n-alkanes and environmental waters are correlated (9, 10), but temporal observations of δ 2 H values of n-alkanes have produced conflicting data on the nature of this relationship (11-15) that require clarification to elucidate how δ 2 H values of ancient n-alkanes can be interpreted. To reconcile these issues and to provide the critical constraints for climate reconstructions using δ 2 H values of n-alkanes, car...

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“…In species with a thick cuticle, the cuticular layer may form several structurally distinct layers (Jeffree, 2006). The thickness and ultrastructure of the cuticle changes markedly during the growth and development of organs, and these changes correlate with changes in cutin and wax composition (Riederer and Schonherr, 1988;Hauke and Schreiber, 1998).…”

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Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers in Arabidopsis

Nawrath

Schreiber

Franke

et al. 2013

The Arabidopsis Book

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During the development of Arabidopsis and other land plants, diffusion barriers are formed in the apoplast of specialized tissues within a variety of plant organs. While the cuticle of the epidermis is the primary diffusion barrier in the shoot, the Casparian strips and suberin lamellae of the endodermis and the periderm represent the diffusion barriers in the root. Different classes of molecules contribute to the formation of extracellular diffusion barriers in an organ-and tissue-specific manner. Cutin and wax are the major components of the cuticle, lignin forms the early Casparian strip, and suberin is deposited in the stage II endodermis and the periderm. The current status of our understanding of the relationships between the chemical structure, ultrastructure and physiological functions of plant diffusion barriers is discussed. Specific aspects of the synthesis of diffusion barrier components and protocols that can be used for the assessment of barrier function and important barrier properties are also presented.

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Ontogenetic and seasonal development of wax composition and cuticular transpiration of ivy ( Hedera helix L.) sun and shade leaves

Cited by 120 publications

References 24 publications

The Developmental Pattern of Tomato Fruit Wax Accumulation and Its Impact on Cuticular Transpiration Barrier Properties: Effects of a Deficiency in a β-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A Synthase (LeCER6)

The Developmental Pattern of Tomato Fruit Wax Accumulation and Its Impact on Cuticular Transpiration Barrier Properties: Effects of a Deficiency in a β-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A Synthase (LeCER6)

Leaf-wax n -alkanes record the plant–water environment at leaf flush

Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers in Arabidopsis

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