Influence of epiphytic micro-organisms on leaf wettability: Wetting of the upper leaf surface of Juglans regia and of model surfaces in relation to colonization by organisms

New Phytologist

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-282

  Knoll, D ^a   Schreiber, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epiphytic micro organisms; Juglans regia L.; Leaf surface; Leaf wettability; Plant cuticle

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; LEAF; MICROORGANISM; WETTABILITY;

JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0031756753     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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