Book ID: 57415
Percy, Kevin E., J.Neil Cape, Richard Jagels and Caroline J. Simpson (eds.)
Air Pollutants and the Leaf Cuticle. 1994. (NATO ASI Series G: Ecological Sciences,36). 109 figs. IX,396 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
Plant leaves are covered bz a thin,lipoidal,non-living membrane calledthe cuticle. Forming the interface between plants and the atmosphericenvironment, it presents an effective barrier to pollutant entry. Thebook provides a comprehensive review of air pollutant effects on thecuticle.