Co-Authors:
Fahn, A., Department of Botany, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Shomer, I., Department of Botany, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Ben-gera, I., Department of Botany, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Agricultural Research Organization, Division of Food Technology, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
The surface of the juice vesicles of some citrus fruits was studied with the aid of the transmission and scanning electron microscopes. The epidermis of the vesicles is covered with a thin cuticle on top of which are found wax secretions of various structural patterns. It is assumed that the secreted epicuticular wax serves as an adhesive which holds the juice vesicles in each fruit segment together. © 1974 Oxford University Press.