GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS OF THE WSD FAMILY IN SUNFLOWER AND FUNCTIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF HAWSD9 INVOLVEMENT IN WAX ESTER BIOSYNTHESIS AND OSMOTIC STRESS

Genome-wide analysis of the WSD family in sunflower and functional identification of HaWSD9 involvement in wax ester biosynthesis and osmotic stress

The wax esters are important cuticular wax composition that cover the outer surface of plant organs and play a critical role in protection and energy metabolism.Wax ester synthesis in plant is catalyzed by a bifunctional wax ester synthase/acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (WSD).Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oil crop in th

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Dissertations and databases: the historian as software engineer

The final weeks of the summer term see Floggers the normal frantic rush of second-year students looking for a suitable topic for a dissertation.Traditionally, the aim is to produce a piece of work from ten to fifteen thousand words, comprising a significant amount of original research, drawn from primary material, and demonstrating the ability to f

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