Phase behaviour and crystallinity of plant cuticular waxes studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Planta

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-53

  Merk, Susanne ^a   Blume, Alfred ^b   Riederer, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallinity (wax); Cuticular wax (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) Hedera Juglans; Phase behaviour (cuticular wax); Plant cuticle (transport properties)

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

HEDERA HELIX; JUGLANS REGIA;

EID: 0031905232     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050228     Document Type: Article

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