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, ...

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 ...

Compared to beautiful flowers or delicious fruits, a plant’s cuticle – the layered structure that controls the movement of waxes to the surface of leaves and petals – sounds boring. But in ...

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 ...

Compared to beautiful flowers or delicious fruits, a plant’s cuticle – the layered structure that controls the movement of waxes to the surface of leaves and petals – sounds boring. But in ...

But hours later, the plants sensed the cell damage and reduced the production of VOCs, leading to lower concentrations in both the cell and the cuticle compared to plants with unaltered cuticles and ...

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, ... such as through structures on the leaf surface called the stomata and through the cuticle.