The plant cuticle: old challenges, new perspectives

J Exp Bot. 2017 Nov 9;68(19):5251-5255. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx389.

Authors

Eva Domínguez¹, José A Heredia-Guerrero², Antonio Heredia³

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterra´nea (IHSM) La Mayora. Universidad de Ma´laga-CSIC, Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, 29750, Spain.
² Smart Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
³ IHSM-CSIC-UMA, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: Bioplastics; cell wall; cuticle; cutin; epidermal cells; epidermis; leaf surface; phyllosphere; suberin; transpiration; wax.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Crops, Agricultural
Dehydration
Environment
Plant Epidermis / anatomy & histology
Plant Epidermis / physiology*
Plant Epidermis / radiation effects
Plant Physiological Phenomena*
Plants / anatomy & histology*
Plants / radiation effects
Stress, Physiological
Waxes

Substances

Waxes