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CONCERNING THE MORPHOLOGY OF ISOLATED PLANT CUTICLES
Author(s) -
LANGE R. T.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06454.x
Subject(s) - cuticle (hair) , morphology (biology) , botany , biology , zoology , anatomy
S ummary The morphological basis of cuticle analysis is discussed. A résumé is provided of the categories of microrelief occurring on the inner and outer surfaces of isolated plant cuticles. This is illustrated with photographs obtained by electron‐scanning microscopy. Some existing interpretations of cuticle morphology are called into question.