Warm Nights, Waxy Leaves: Exploring Interplay Between Epicuticular Wax and Nocturnal Transpiration
Received date: 2025-02-14
Accepted date: 2025-06-26
Online published: 2026-02-03
Nagaraju Spoorthi, Nedaravalli Manjappa Kavyashree, Vedamurthy Sushma, Preethi Vijayaraghavareddy, Sheshshayee Sreeman . Warm Nights, Waxy Leaves: Exploring Interplay Between Epicuticular Wax and Nocturnal Transpiration[J]. Rice Science, 2026 , 33(1) : 21 -24 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2025.08.002
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