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Evaluation of Variation in Cuticular Wax Yield with Season, Solvent, and Species in Calotropis

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Cuticle is the protective layer of aerial parts of plants. The present study investigates the effects of species, season, solvent, size, and side of leaves on cuticular wax yield in Calotropis procera and Calotropis gigantea. Epicuticular wax has been isolated using acetone and chloroform separately. Statistical data revealed that C. procera had a higher cuticular wax yield (0.1573 mg cm−2) than C. gigantea (0.1197 mg cm−2). Season and size of the leaves were observed to significantly influence wax yield in both the species. However, side of leaf does not influence the wax yield in both species.

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The authors are thankful to Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur for providing infrastructure facilities to carry out the experiments.

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  1. Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Amity House, 14 Gopal Bari, Ajmer Road, Jaipur, India

    Priyal Sharma, S. L. Kothari & Vinod S. Gour

  2. Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Rajasthan, Amity House, 14 Gopal Bari, Ajmer Road, Jaipur, India

    Jagdish Prasad

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Sharma, P., Prasad, J., Kothari, S.L. et al. Evaluation of Variation in Cuticular Wax Yield with Season, Solvent, and Species in Calotropis. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 99–101 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-019-00803-3

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