Compositions And Methods For Conversion Of Aldehydes To Alkanes

A method for identifying a function of a nucleotide sequence in synthesis of plant surface wax, comprising

• a) providing
• i) a first plant tissue comprising the nucleotide sequence,
• ii) a second plant tissue comprising one or more mutation in the nucleotide sequence, and
• iii) a surfactant
• b) contacting the first plant tissue with the surfactant to produce a contacted first tissue,
• c) contacting the second plant tissue with the surfactant to produce a contacted second tissue, and
• d) detecting an alteration in one or more disease-like symptoms in the contacted first tissue compared to the contacted second tissue, thereby identifying a function of the nucleotide sequence in synthesis of plant surface wax.

A method for identifying plant tissue that has an altered surface wax composition, comprising

• a) providing
• i) tissue from a first plant,
• ii) corresponding tissue from a second plant, and
• iii) a surfactant,
• b) contacting the tissue from the first plant with the surfactant to produce a contacted first tissue,
• c) contacting the tissue from the second plant with the surfactant to produce a contacted second tissue, and
• d) identifying an increase in one or more disease-like symptoms in the contacted first tissue compared to the contacted second tissue, thereby identifying the tissue from the first plant as having an altered surface wax composition compared the tissue from the second plant.