Waxes are natural components of sunflower oils, consisting mainly of esters of FA with fatty alcohols, that are partially removed in the winterization process during oil refining. The wax composition of sunflower seed as ...

Insect response to plant surface features is a critical step in host-finding and acceptance of herbivorous insects. The plant surface is usually covered with epicuticular waxes (EWs), which are not only involved in water ...

Seeds of Bixa orellana (L.) have a sclerified palisade cell layer, which constitutes a natural barrier to water uptake. In fact, newly fully developed B. orellana seeds are highly impermeable to water and thereby dormant. ...

El propóleo, sustancia resinosa elaborada por Apis mellifera, n.v. abeja, a partir de exudados de especies vegetales, cera y secreciones salivales de la abeja, posee una composición variada y compleja, ya que depende de ...