Epicuticular wax on the leaves of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) increased rapidly from May to July and stabilized or decreased by late summer. Pattern of accumulation best fit a second order polynomial regression equation using day of year as the independent variable. Considerable variation in wax accumulation was found among individual trees within populations and appeared to be consistent from year to year. Wax generally increased from about 0.35 g m-2 to more than 1.00 g m-2 during the growing season. A difference in maximum wax accumulation was detected between the 2 years of study and was attributed to differing environmental conditions. These findings may partially explain resistance of honey mesquite to folk-applied herbicides. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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