Hydrophobic trichome layers and epicuticular wax powders in Bromeliaceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1371-1389

  Pierce, Simon ^a,b   Maxwell, Kate ^a,b   Griffiths, Howard ^a,b   Winter, Klaus ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Epicuticular wax; Fluorographic dimensional imaging; SEM; Trichomes; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001272934     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558444     Document Type: Article

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