Table 1.
Amount and percentage of cuticular wax in leaf blades of seedling and flowering wheat cv Xinong 2718Mean values (μg dm–2) of total wax loads and coverage of individual compound classes are given with the SD (n=3).
| Wax composition | Measurement | Seedling | Flowering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acids | Amount | 9.8±1.1 | 17.8±1.4 |
| Percentage | 1.6±0.2 | 2.2±0.1 | |
| Aldehydes | Amount | 7.5±0.8 | 9.7±1.7 |
| Percentage | 1.2±0.2 | 1.2±0.1 | |
| Alkanes | Amount | 66.9±3.6 | 145.4±9.8 |
| Percentage | 11.3±0.7 | 18.3±0.8 | |
| β-Disketone | Amount | ND | 260.7±25.8 |
| Percentage | ND | 32.8±2.6 | |
| OH-β-Disketone | Amount | ND | 5.7±1.3 |
| Percentage | ND | 0.7±0.2 | |
| Primary Alcohols | Amount | 466.1±17.2 | 277.7±13.9 |
| Percentage | 78.4±0.5 | 35.0±1.5 | |
| Esters | Amount | 5.5±0.5 | 6.2±0.2 |
| Percentage | 0.9±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 | |
| Unidentified | Amount | 42.4±7.3 | 39.2±5.5 |
| Percentage | 7.1±1.0 | 4.9±0.6 | |
| Total Load | Amount | 594.9±21.0 | 794.8±38.6 |
ND, not detected.