On the role of the phyllosphere community in leaf wettability and water shedding

J Exp Bot. 2022 Dec 8;73(22):7204-7207. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac350.

Authors

Julia S Drummond^{1

2}, Bruno H P Rosado²

Affiliations

¹ Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program (PPGEE), IBRAG, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), R. São Francisco Xavier 524, PHLC, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550900, Brazil.
² Department of Ecology, IBRAG, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), R. São Francisco Xavier, 524, PHLC, Sala 220, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550900, Brazil.

PMID: 36124627
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac350

No abstract available

Keywords: Ecohydrology; epiphylls; holobiont; leaf hydrophobicity; leaf water repellency; leaf wetness traits; phyllosphere traits.

MeSH terms

Plant Leaves*
Water*

Substances

Water