Figure 11.

Malonate Treatment Leads to the Recovery of Cuticular Wax Accumulation on Antisense-ACLA Plants.

Scanning electron micrographs of epicuticular wax on inflorescence stems of wild-type and antisense-ACLA (αACL) plants before (B) and after (A) treatment with water or malonate (MA).

(A) Stem segments that expanded after treatment.

(B) Stem segments that expanded before treatment.

(C) Chloroform-soluble cuticular wax load on inflorescence stems of wild-type and αACL plants treated with water or malonate, normalized relative to water-treated wild-type plants.

(D) Concentration of cuticular wax constituents categorized by their carbon chain lengths and chemical class. Bars represent ±se associated with three extractions of six pooled stems.