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Ultrastructure of aerial interface in apple


EMSL Project ID
30482

Abstract

The cuticle is the interface of all aerial plant surfaces. In apples, the
interface between intercellular water and the atmosphere is dynamic, complex
and, for the most part, uncharacterized. Previously, I examined the ultra-
structure of the apple cuticle and reported the micro crystalline wax
platelets were aggregates of microtubules apparently originating from the
epidermal cell. The objective of this work is to identifying how the
microtubules pass through the cell wall by using the FIB/SEM at the EMSL
to examine serial sections of the apple peel.

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2008-08-20
End Date
2009-08-23
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Eric Curry
Institution
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Tree Fruit Research Laboratory

Related Publications

Curry, E., Arey, B., "Apple cuticle: the perfect interface" in Scanning Microscopy 2010, edited by Michael T. Postek, Dale E. Newbury, S. Frank Platek, David C. Joy, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7729 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2010) 77291P.