An overview on plant cuticle biomechanics

Plant Science

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Domínguez, Eva ^a   Cuartero, Jesús ^a   Heredia, Antonio ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cutin; Fruit cracking; Plant cuticle; Tomato fruit

Indexed keywords

CUTINE; FLAVONOID; MEMBRANE LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER; WAX;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TOMATO;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WAXES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79959238624     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.04.016     Document Type: Review

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