Infrared and Raman spectroscopic features of plant cuticles: A review

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue JUN, 2014, Pages

  Heredia Guerrero, José A ^a   Benítez, José J ^b   Domínguez, Eva ^c   Bayer, Ilker S ^a   Cingolani, Roberto ^a   Athanassiou, Athanassia ^a   Heredia, Antonio ^c,d  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE HORTOFRUTICULTURA SUBTROPICAL Y MEDITERRÁNEA LA MAYORA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cuticle components; Cuticle structure; Infrared spectroscopy; Plant cuticle; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979639732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00305     Document Type: Review

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