Background Root water transport, which critically contributes to the plant water status and
thereby plant productivity, has been the object of extensive experimental and theoretical …

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit has a thick, astomatous cuticle that has become a
model for the study of cuticle formation, structure, and properties in plants. Tomato is also a …

In cellulose‐based plastics, as a type of thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, the
excellent balance of mechanical strength and ductility poses a large challenge. To tackle …

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 …

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 …

Agro-industrial residues comprise a rich diversity of plant polymers and bioactive
compounds, constituting promising sources for the development of materials, including …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an established model for studying plant cuticle because
of its thick cuticle covering and embedding the epidermal cells of the fruit. In this study, we …

Tomato pomace is a low-cost, renewable resource that has been studied for the extraction of
the biopolyester cutin, which is mainly composed of long-chain hydroxy fatty acids. These …

Polyesters, as they exist in planta, are promising materials with which to begin the
development of “green” replacements. Cutin and suberin, polyesters found ubiquitously in …

The cuticle constitutes the outermost defensive barrier of most land plants. It comprises a
polymeric matrix—cutin, surrounded by soluble waxes. Moreover, the cuticle constitutes the …