9 Cuticular Transpiration
Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 23: Biology of the Plant Cuticle
Markus Burghardt,
Markus Riederer,
Markus Burghardt
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarkus Riederer
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarkus Burghardt,
Markus Riederer,
Markus Burghardt
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarkus Riederer
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorThis article was originally published in 2006 in Biology of the Plant Cuticle, Volume 23 (ISBN 9781405132688) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Markus Riederer and Caroline Müller. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Mechanisms of Water Transport through the Cuticle
- Environmental Effects on Transpiration
- Physiology of Cuticular Transpiration in Relation to Stomatal Closure
- The Cuticular Transpiration Barrier as a Mechanism of the Drought Avoidance Strategy
- Conclusions
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