Secreting salt glands constrain cuticle fracture to enhance desalination efficiency
Melissa H. Mai, Fulton Ewing Rockwell, Juan Manuel Losada, Nya Nicholson, Zhigang Suo, Noel Michele Holbrook
The paper examines how salt glands in plants reduce desalination energy costs by managing brine concentration and crack size to prevent dehydration.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 6, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology