How plants adapt surface lipids to environmental changes

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Cuticular wax is the outermost hydrophobic barrier between plants and their environment. The ratio of wax components changes through the core shunt mechanism of the alkane-forming and alcohol-forming pathways in response to environmental conditions. In particular, higher levels of alkanes help to reduce water loss during drought, whereas increased levels of 1-alcohols promote water evaporation under high temperatures. © Springer Nature Limited 2025.

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