There's more than one way to skin a fruit : formation and functions of fruit cuticles

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 65(2014), 16 vom: 29. Aug., Seite 4639-51
1. Verfasser:	Martin, Laetitia B B (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Rose, Jocelyn K C
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:	Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review Cuticle cutin epidermis fruit tomato wax.

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Zusammenfassung:	© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissionsoup.com. As with all aerial plant organs, fleshy fruits are encased in a hydrophobic cuticle that must fulfil multiple functions, including limiting desiccation and preventing microbial infection, which in the case of fruits maintains palatability and promotes seed dispersal. Fruit cuticles have many features in common with those of vegetative organs, but also have unique characteristics, including the fact that they are often astomatous, thicker than those of most leaves, and can be relatively easily isolated. These attributes provide a valuable experimental system to address questions related to cuticle structure, function, and the relationships between composition, architecture, permeability, and biomechanical properties. Here we provide an overview of insights into cuticle biology that have resulted from studies of those of fleshy fruits, as well as the diversity and dynamic nature of fruit cuticle composition and architecture, the environmental factors that influence those features, and the roles that they play in fruit ontogeny
Beschreibung:	Date Completed 30.03.2015 Date Revised 10.04.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:	1460-2431
DOI:	10.1093/jxb/eru301