Yandeau-Nelson and students in her lab will grow and examine the plant roots to identify how different gene combinations contribute to the cuticle and other plant characteristics. Rajib Sahah, ...

The cuticle of a corn plant is a waxy layer, found on aerial plant tissues, that provides a protective barrier between the plant and its environment. Researchers have identified many of the genes that ...

Petunia’s Waxy Cuticle Regulates the Plant’s Sweet Smell. The thicker the flower petals’ cuticle, the more fragrance compounds the plant releases, according to a recent study. Written by Ashley Yeager ...

Plant cuticles came into being more than 450 million years ago when the first plants colonized the hitherto hostile land masses. Because the waxy cuticles protect against water loss, ...

Plant cuticles came into being more than 450 million years ago when the first plants colonized the hitherto hostile land masses. Because the waxy cuticles protect against water loss, they enabled ...

This discovery challenges long-held assumptions about how plants function. While scientists believed that leaf pores were the ...

Volatiles must cross various barriers, an aqueous cell wall and the waxy cuticle or "skin" of the plant before they evaporate into the atmosphere as a gas that a human or bee can smell. Because ...

Plants play a key role in regulating Earth's climate, ... plants lose more water through their cuticle—the waxy layer on ...

Waxy Surfaces . The waxy surface on the agave helps it retain water. (John Loo/Flickr) All plants have a thin waxy cuticle, but many drought-tolerant plants grow thick coatings as a barrier against ...

Plants have a number of adaptations that help them deal with these conditions. ... A thick waxy cuticle (outer layer on the leaf) helps reduce water loss to the atmosphere.