Open AccessRusseting in apple and pear: a plastic periderm replaces a stiff cuticle
Author(s) -
Bishnu P. Khanal,
Eckhard Grimm,
Moritz Knoche
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aob plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2041-2851
DOI - 10.1093/aobpla/pls048
Subject(s) - pear , malus , biology , pyrus communis , cuticle (hair) , fruit tree , botany , rosaceae , horticulture , anatomy
In russeting of apple and pear fruit, a stiff cuticle is replaced by a more plastic periderm. Furthermore, the cell layers underlying the cuticle and the periderm represent the load-bearing structure in the fruit skin in both apple and pear.
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