The cross-section of a leaf reveals its complex structure. The waxy cuticle surface on the outside protects the leaf and prevents excess water loss. The palisade cells at the upper side are packed ...

The leaves from the south periphery have more palisade tissue, greater compactness of structure, thicker epidermis and cuticle than the leaves from within the crown. This subject, the structural ...

structure, which is found in the pulvilli of some leaf beetle species and the soil-dwelling springtail (collembola) species. Based on this natural architecture, the team has implemented CP ...