Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance
Most aerial plant surfaces are covered with a lipid-rich cuticle, which is a barrier for the bidirectional transport of substances between the plant and the surrounding environment. This review article provides an overview of the significance of the leaf cuticle as a barrier for the deposition and a...
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| author | Fernández, Victoria Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Peguero-Pina, José Javier Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio Sancho-Knapik, Domingo Gil, Luis Goldbach, Heiner E. Eichert, Thomas |
| author_browse | Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Eichert, Thomas Fernández, Victoria Gil, Luis Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio Goldbach, Heiner E. Peguero-Pina, José Javier Sancho-Knapik, Domingo |
| author_facet | Fernández, Victoria Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Peguero-Pina, José Javier Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio Sancho-Knapik, Domingo Gil, Luis Goldbach, Heiner E. Eichert, Thomas |
| author_sort | Fernández, Victoria |
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| description | Most aerial plant surfaces are covered with a lipid-rich cuticle, which is a barrier for the bidirectional transport of substances between the plant and the surrounding environment. This review article provides an overview of the significance of the leaf cuticle as a barrier for the deposition and absorption of water and electrolytes. After providing insights into the physico-chemical properties of plant surfaces, the mechanisms of foliar absorption are revised with special emphasis on solutes. Due to the limited information and relative importance of the leaf cuticle of herbaceous and deciduous cultivated plants, an overview of the studies developed with Alpine conifers and treeline species is provided. The significance of foliar water uptake as a phenomenon of ecophysiological relevance in many areas of the world is also highlighted. Given the observed variability in structure and composition among, for example, plant species and organs, it is concluded that it is currently not possible to establish general permeability and wettability models that are valid for predicting liquid-surface interactions and the subsequent transport of water and electrolytes across plant surfaces. |
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| spelling | INTA25532018-07-05T12:16:37Z Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance Fernández, Victoria Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Peguero-Pina, José Javier Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio Sancho-Knapik, Domingo Gil, Luis Goldbach, Heiner E. Eichert, Thomas Superficie Foliar Propiedades Fisicoquímicas Plantas Absorción de Agua Leaf Area Chemicophysical Properties Plants Water Uptake Cutículas de las Plantas Most aerial plant surfaces are covered with a lipid-rich cuticle, which is a barrier for the bidirectional transport of substances between the plant and the surrounding environment. This review article provides an overview of the significance of the leaf cuticle as a barrier for the deposition and absorption of water and electrolytes. After providing insights into the physico-chemical properties of plant surfaces, the mechanisms of foliar absorption are revised with special emphasis on solutes. Due to the limited information and relative importance of the leaf cuticle of herbaceous and deciduous cultivated plants, an overview of the studies developed with Alpine conifers and treeline species is provided. The significance of foliar water uptake as a phenomenon of ecophysiological relevance in many areas of the world is also highlighted. Given the observed variability in structure and composition among, for example, plant species and organs, it is concluded that it is currently not possible to establish general permeability and wettability models that are valid for predicting liquid-surface interactions and the subsequent transport of water and electrolytes across plant surfaces. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Fernández, Victoria. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. School of Forest Engineering. Forest Genetics and Ecophysiology Research Group; España Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peguero-Pina, José Javier. Gobierno de Aragón. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria. Unidad de Recursos Forestales; España Fil: Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio. Gobierno de Aragón. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria. Unidad de Recursos Forestales; España Fil: Sancho-Knapik, Domingo. Gobierno de Aragón. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria. Unidad de Recursos Forestales; España Fil: Gil, Luis. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. School of Forest Engineering. Forest Genetics and Ecophysiology Research Group; España Fil: Goldbach, Heiner E. University of Bonn. Department of Plant Nutrition. Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation; Alemania Fil: Eichert, Thomas. University of Bonn. Department of Plant Nutrition. Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation; Alemania 2018-06-05T14:57:22Z 2018-06-05T14:57:22Z 2017-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article-abstract/68/19/5293/4096151?redirectedFrom=fulltext http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2553 0022-0957 1460-2431 https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx302 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Journal of experimental botany 68 (19) : 5293–5306. (November 2017) |
| spellingShingle | Superficie Foliar Propiedades Fisicoquímicas Plantas Absorción de Agua Leaf Area Chemicophysical Properties Plants Water Uptake Cutículas de las Plantas Fernández, Victoria Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Peguero-Pina, José Javier Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio Sancho-Knapik, Domingo Gil, Luis Goldbach, Heiner E. Eichert, Thomas Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title | Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title_full | Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title_fullStr | Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title_short | Physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| title_sort | physico chemical properties of plant cuticles and their functional and ecological significance |
| topic | Superficie Foliar Propiedades Fisicoquímicas Plantas Absorción de Agua Leaf Area Chemicophysical Properties Plants Water Uptake Cutículas de las Plantas |
| url | https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article-abstract/68/19/5293/4096151?redirectedFrom=fulltext http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2553 https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx302 |
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