epidemic in dessert plants has a thin waxy coating of a chemical substance which limits the water loss in plants. what is that chemical?
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The answer is Cutin. Advantages : Waterproof quality, protection against—loss of water, mechanical injury, invasion of parasitic fungi.
What is Cutin what is its function in desert plants?
One of those adaptations is Having a waxy coating of cut in or suberin. This waxy coat helps them to minimise water loss in a way that it prevents transpiration. Hence plants like cactus,euphorbia and Australian acacia can grow and flourish in xeric conditions.
Epidermal cells on the aerial parts of the plant secrete a waxy, water-resistant layer on their outer surface. It checks the loss of water, mechanical injury and invasion by parasitic fungi. ... In desert plants, epidermis has athick waxy coating of cutin, to check water loss.
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What is Cutin what is its function in desert plants?
One of those adaptations is Having a waxy coating of cut in or suberin. This waxy coat helps them to minimise water loss in a way that it prevents transpiration. Hence plants like cactus,euphorbia and Australian acacia can grow and flourish in xeric conditions.
Epidermal cells on the aerial parts of the plant secrete a waxy, water-resistant layer on their outer surface. It checks the loss of water, mechanical injury and invasion by parasitic fungi. ... In desert plants, epidermis has athick waxy coating of cutin, to check water loss.
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