Why do desert plants epidermis has a thick layer of cutin?
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Cutin is a waxy water-repellent substance in the cuticle of plants, consisting of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids.Desert plants epidermic has a thick layervof cutin becuse it helps the desert plants to minimise the lose of water.
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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 a thick waxy coating of cutin, to check water loss.
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