The cuticular wax compositions and crystal coverage of leaves and petals differ in a consistent manner between plant species
S. A. Tunstad, I. D. Bull, S. A. Rands, H. M. Whitney
The paper compares cuticular wax composition and crystal coverage between leaves and petals across 49 plant species, finding significant differences in wax load, alkane proportion, and chain-lengths.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2023Plant Biology