Narrative
Surface wax coating on the spike appears to be greatly reduced or absent (wax code +/- ++ ++). Concerning the chemical epicuticular wax composition on the spike, the amount of the ( )-diketones and hydroxy-( )-diketones is reduced and the alkan-2-ol containing esters are absent. Wax tubes are much shorter than in the wild types. Inheritance: Monofactorial recessive, except Cer-t.977. Located in chromosome 5HL [7L], about 9.4 cM proximal from the var1 (variegated 1) locus, and about 8.5 cM distal from the cer-zp (eceriferum-zp) locus. Previous nomenclature and gene symbolization: None. Mutational events: cer-t.22, -t.46 in Bonus; cer-t.75, -t.87 in Bonus, -t.216, -t.226, -t.243, -t.264, -t.285, -t.356, -.384, -.493 in Foma (CIho 11333); cer-t.172, cer-t.197, -t.198, -t.199 in Bonus, -t.500, -t.537, -t.564 in Foma, -t.657, -t.664, -t.671, -t.719, -t.726, -t.738, -t.743 in Bonus; cer-t.617 in Foma, -t.708, -t.806, -t.819, -t.871 in Bonus, -t.1088, -t.1115 in Kristina; cer-t.959, -t.961 in Bonus; -t.1176 in Kristina; cer-t.625, -t.641, -t.933 in Bonus, -t.1154, -t.1171, -t.1219, -t.1244 in Kristina; cer-t.1245 in Kristina; cer-t.1360, -t.1393, -t.1401 in Bonus; Cer-t.977, -t.1710, -t.1718 in Bonus. Mutant used for description and seed stocks: cer-t.22 in Bonus (GSHO 441); cer-t.46 in Bonus was used for wax chemistry and wax structure studies; cer-t.22 in Bowman (PI 483237)*3 (GSHO 2119).