Fig. 4

Scanning electron microscopy of isolated cuticles of Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 wild type, treated (washed) on the external side with chloroform before enzymatic isolation. External (a) and internal (b) side of abaxial cuticle, and details of adaxial cuticle with a stoma (c) and of a trichome envelope (d) are shown. Outlines of stomatal guard cells and pores (s), trichome envelopes (t) and borders of formerly present epidermal cells (arrowheads) are visible