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Wax and the Water Vapour Permeability of Apple Cuticle

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THE storage characteristics of apples depend on the variety. In particular some varieties have a tendency to shrivel or ‘wilt’ because they have lost excessive water by transpiration. The transpiration rate of an apple will clearly depend on the resistance to water vapour movement of the apple cuticle.

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HORROCKS, R. Wax and the Water Vapour Permeability of Apple Cuticle. Nature 203, 547 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203547a0

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