ISOLATED POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME FOR GENERATING PLANTS WITH INCREASED CUTICLAR WATER PERMEABILITY

摘要

An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88 % homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.