The cuticle is a waterproof coat that covers the outer surface of plant organs exposed above the ground, such as leaves, stems, floral organs, and fruits (but not bark) (Yeats and Rose, 2013). It prevents the esca...
The cuticle is a crucial barrier on the aerial surfaces of land plants, in many plants, including Arabidopsis, the sepals and petals form distinctive nanoridges in their cuticles. However, little is known about how th...