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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Variation of hydrocarbon constituents of epicuticular wax of leaves of Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Titil Datta Samanta, Tithi Ghosh and Subrata Laskar

The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences 31(1) 73 - 79
Published: 08 January 2014

Abstract

Epicuticular wax of leaves of Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) collected all through the year and n-alkane extract was analysed by thin layer chromatography, infrared spectroscopy and gas liquid chromatography, using standard hydrocarbons. Twenty long chain hydrocarbons (n-C16 to n-C35) were identified and quantified. Distinct variation of hydrocarbon content has been observed during different time of the year. Scanning electron microscopic views of total epicuticular wax, hydrocarbon and upper surface of Litchi chinensis Sonn. leaf during the fruiting stage of the tree has also been done.

https://doi.org/10.1071/SP13008

© The University of the South Pacific 2014

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