Chemical composition and recrystallization of epicuticular waxes: Coiled rodlets and tubules

Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 462-470

  Meusel, I ^a   Neinhuis, C ^a   Markstadter C ^b   Barthlott, W ^a  

^a Botanisches Inst Botanischer Garten   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Epicuticular waxes; Plant cuticle; Recrystallization; Systematics; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033837885     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-5961     Document Type: Article

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