Estimation of path lengths for diffusion of organic compounds through leaf cuticles

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-299

  Baur, Peter ^a,b   Marzouk, H ^a   Schonherr J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticular wax; Diffusion; Foliar uptake; Penetration; Permeability; Size selectivity; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA ASSAMICA; CITRUS GRANDIS; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS;

EID: 0032913138     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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