The waxy layer on a plant's leaves is known as the "cuticle." This waxy layer is a protective coating: The cuticle helps the plant's tissues avoid losing excessive moisture.

At 212° Fahrenheit, the plants’ cells burst on contact and the waxy cuticle of the plant is destroyed. This leads to rapid dehydration and decomposition in the soil.

This discovery challenges long-held assumptions about how plants function. While scientists believed that leaf pores were the primary source of water loss, it appears that the cuticle, a waxy layer, ...

Rising temperatures make plants lose water through their cuticle, which undermines photosynthesis and may turn them from carbon sinks into carbon sources. This finding suggests that current climate ...

Dr. Michaletz’s research suggests that rising heat forces plants to lose more water through their cuticle, a waxy layer on their leaves. Unlike their pores, which can close to prevent water loss, the ...

Another consequence of this cuticle is that the leaves are resistant to decay. One reason for the thick leaf duff/mulch/layer found in avocado orchards. I tagged leaves that had newly fallen with ...

A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate. Now, the same research group ...

A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate. Now, the same ...

Description In palisade, the mesophyll is the site of photosynthesis and is therefore located on the upper surface of the leaf. The spongy mesophyll is the main site of gas exchange and is therefore ...