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Cuticular wax composition of Salix varieties in relation to biomass productivity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17900636     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The leaf cuticular waxes of six Salix clones (one Salix miyabeana, one Salix dasyclados, one Salix eriocephala, two Salix purpurea, and one interspecific hybrid of Salix eriocephala x interior) with different biomass productivities were characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Total wax content ranged from 6.3 to 16.8 microg cm(-2), and two distinct patterns of wax were measured. The wax from leaves of S. dasyclados 'SV1' differed from all other clones and was dominated by fatty acids (42%), high concentrations of n-alkanes (25%) and n-alcohols (28%), with low n-aldehyde content (4%). All other clones produced cuticular wax dominated by n-alcohols (32-51%), particularly 1-hexacosanol, with fatty acids (14-37%) and n-aldehydes (19-26%) present in lower abundances. Clones of Salix grown under identical environmental conditions produce noticeably different amounts of cuticular wax. In contrast to previous studies of Salix, total wax content was independent of biomass productivity, measured as basal area, suggesting that wax production is not directly linked with woody biomass production by shrub willows under these site conditions.
Authors:
Mark A Teece; Thomas Zengeya; Timothy A Volk; Lawrence B Smart
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2007-09-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Phytochemistry     Volume:  69     ISSN:  0031-9422     ISO Abbreviation:  Phytochemistry     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-07     Completed Date:  2008-05-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0151434     Medline TA:  Phytochemistry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  396-402     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. mteece@esf.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohols / chemistry,  metabolism
Aldehydes / chemistry,  metabolism
Alkanes / chemistry,  metabolism
Biomass*
Lipid Metabolism
Lipids / chemistry
Plant Leaves / chemistry,  metabolism
Salix / anatomy & histology*,  chemistry,  metabolism*
Waxes / chemistry,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Alcohols; 0/Aldehydes; 0/Alkanes; 0/Lipids; 0/Waxes

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