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David Bird
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Latest papers
Arabidopsis ketoacyl-CoA synthase 16 (KCS16) forms C36 /C38 acyl precursors for leaf trichome and pavement surface wax.
Plant, cell & environment · 2017
Defining the Diverse Cell Populations Contributing to Lignification in Arabidopsis Stems.
Plant physiology · 2017
The composition of surface wax on trichomes of Arabidopsis thaliana differs from wax on other epidermal cells.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2016
3 publications.
Arabidopsis ketoacyl-CoA synthase 16 (KCS16) forms C36 /C38 acyl precursors for leaf trichome and pavement surface wax.
Hegebarth D, Buschhaus C, Joubès J, Thoraval D, Bird D, Jetter R
Defining the Diverse Cell Populations Contributing to Lignification in Arabidopsis Stems.
Smith RA, Schuetz M, Karlen SD, Bird D, Tokunaga N, Sato Y, Mansfield SD, Ralph J, Samuels AL
The composition of surface wax on trichomes of Arabidopsis thaliana differs from wax on other epidermal cells.
Hegebarth D, Buschhaus C, Wu M, Bird D, Jetter R
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