Leaf epicuticular wax and cuticle ultrastructure of four Eucalyptus species and their hybrids

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Knight, Toby G ^a,b   Wallwork, Meredith A B ^a   Sedgley, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cuticle structure; Epicuticular wax; Epistomatal cavity; Eucalyptus; Scanning electron microscopy; Wax morphology; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

LEAF; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PLATYPUS; EUCALYPTUS SPATHULATA; EUCALYPTUS VIRIDIS; EUCALYPTUS YALATENSIS;

EID: 2142777892     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380744     Document Type: Article

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