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 …

The cuticle of plants, a hydrophobic membrane that covers their aerial organs, is crucial to
their ability to withstand biotic and abiotic stressors. Fruit is the reproductive organ of plants …

Background The cuticle is a protective layer playing an important role in plant defense
against biotic and abiotic stresses. So far cuticle structure and chemistry was mainly studied …

Plants can absorb water through their leaf surfaces, a phenomenon commonly referred to as
foliar water uptake (FWU). Despite the physiological importance of FWU, the pathways and …

Deciduous trees mostly rely on non-structural carbohydrates (NSC—soluble carbohydrates
and starch) stored prior to dormancy to sustain both spring bloom and the initial phase of …

Abstract Analysis of functional traits is a cornerstone of ecology, yet individual traits seldom
explain useful amounts of variation in species distribution or climatic tolerance, and their …

The cuticle covers almost all plant organs as the outermost layer and serves as a
transpiration barrier, sunscreen, and first line of defense against pathogens. Waxes, fatty …

Soil water transported via the petiole is a primary rehydration pathway for leaves of water‐
stressed plants. Leaves may also rehydrate by absorbing water via their epidermal surfaces …

Absorption of water across the surfaces of leaves is an ecologically important aspect of tree
physiology. Variation in foliar water uptake capacity depends on environmental conditions …

While much research has focused on the timing of individual plant phenological events, the
sequence of phenological events has received considerably less attention. Here we identify …