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Studies on plant cuticle
Author(s) -
SILVA FERNANDES A. M. S.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1965.tb01239.x
Subject(s) - wax , biology , cuticle (hair) , plant cuticle , wetting , horticulture , water repellent , botany , epicuticular wax , materials science , composite material , biochemistry , genetics
SUMMARY Surfaces of apple, banana, blackcurrant, broad bean, cabbage, coffee, hydrangea, pea, rose, Eucalyptus, Exochordia and Rhus leaves and apple fruit are classified by a standardized wetting test into those that are water‐repellent, those that are easily wetted and those over which water spreads without wetting. The affinity of a surface for water is influenced by the amount and chemical composition and especially by the physical configuration of the wax present on the surface.