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Plant Surface Lipids and Epidermis Development.
Sub-cellular biochemistry - 1 Jan 2016
Delude Camille, Moussu Steven, Joubès Jérôme, Ingram Gwyneth, Domergue Frédéric
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The epidermis has a strategic position at the interface between the plant and the environment. In order to control exchanges with the environment as well as to protect the plant from external threats, the epidermis synthesises and secretes surface lipids to form a continuous, transparent and hydrophobic layer known as the cuticle. Cuticle formation is a strictly epidermal property in plants and all aerial...
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