Open AccessConstructing functional cuticles: analysis of relationships between cuticle lipid composition, ultrastructure and water barrier function in developing adult maize leaves
Author(s) -
Richard Bourgault,
Susanne Matschi,
Miguel F. Vasquez,
Pengfei Qiao,
Annika Sonntag,
Caleb Charlebois,
Marc Mohammadi,
Michael J. Scanlon,
Laurie G. Smith,
Isabel Molina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcz143
Subject(s) - cutin , cuticle (hair) , wax , ultrastructure , biology , plant cuticle , botany , cell wall , epicuticular wax , biophysics , biochemistry , anatomy
Prior work has examined cuticle function, composition and ultrastructure in many plant species, but much remains to be learned about how these features are related. This study aims to elucidate relationships between these features via analysis of cuticle development in adult maize (Zea mays L.) leaves, while also providing the most comprehensive investigation to date of the composition and ultrastructure of adult leaf cuticles in this important crop plant.
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