What is the function of the cuticle on the epidermis?

Answer 1

The primary function of the plant cuticle is as a water permeability barrier that prevents the evaporation of water from the epidermal surface.

It also keeps outside water and solutes out of the tissues and stops outside water, dirt, and microbes from contaminating plant tissues.

Nelumbo nucifera cuticles are extremely hydrophobic and self-cleaning.

The protective layer that covers the epidermis of leaves, young shoots, and other aerial plant organs devoid of periderm is known as a plant cuticle.

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Answer 2

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The epidermis's cuticle acts as a barrier, keeping pathogens out of the plant and minimizing water loss.

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