Biljna kutikula

Vodene kuglice na voštanoj kutikuli lišća kale

Biljna kutikula je zaštitni film koji prekriva epidermu listova, mlade izdanke i ostale zračne biljne organe bez periderma. Sastoji se od lipida i ugljikovodičnih polimera impregniranih voskom, a sintetiziraju je isključivo epidermne ćelije.^[1]

^ Kolattukudy, PE (1996) Biosynthetic pathways of cutin and waxes, and their sensitivity to environmental stresses. In: Plant Cuticles. Ed. by G. Kerstiens, BIOS Scientific publishers Ltd., Oxford, pp 83-108

[Kolattukudy_1996-1] Kolattukudy, PE (1996) Biosynthetic pathways of cutin and waxes, and their sensitivity to environmental stresses. In: Plant Cuticles. Ed. by G. Kerstiens, BIOS Scientific publishers Ltd., Oxford, pp 83-108

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