Cuticle architecture and mechanical properties: a functional relationship delineated through correlated multimodal imaging
N. Reynoud, N. Geneix, A. D'Orlando, J. Petit, J. Mathurin, A. Deniset-Besseau, D. Marion, C. Rothan, M. Lahaye, B. Bakan
This study investigates the mechanical properties of tomato fruit cuticle across development, linking structural and chemical heterogeneities to mechanical behavior using multimodal imaging.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2022Plant Biology