Researchers have just discovered one of the keys to this success: the cuticle. Present as a thick waxy layer in the seed coat and composed of cutin, the cuticle increases seeds' viability, their ...

The cuticle is a thin, waxy layer that provides a physical barrier between the plant and its environment. The work also has potential biorenewable applications for developing value-added chemicals ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva have discovered the cuticle. Present as a thick waxy layer in the seed coat and composed of cutin, the cuticle increases seeds' viability, their resistance ...

These waxy coverings of epidermal cells are the outer layer of plants and protect them from water loss. ... it is responsible for the development of a phenol-enriched cuticle in Physcomitrella.

These waxy coverings of epidermal cells are the outer layer of plants and protect them from water loss. ... it is responsible for the development of a phenol-enriched cuticle in Physcomitrella.