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Physical properties and microscopic structure of the Agave salmiana cuticle (mixiote)
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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018), Scientific articles
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018)

Physical properties and microscopic structure of the Agave salmiana cuticle (mixiote)

Scientific articles
https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchsza.2017.12.017
Published 2018-12-19
Lorena Vargas-Rodríguez
Universidad de Guanajuato. Departamento de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y CA de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroindustrial. Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Priv. de Arteaga s/n, Centro Salvatierra, Gto. C. P. 38900
María I. García-Vieyra
Universidad de Guanajuato. Departamento de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y CA de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroindustrial. Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Priv. de Arteaga s/n, Centro Salvatierra, Gto. C. P. 38900
Brandon I. León-Bata
Universidad de Guanajuato. División de Ciencias de la Salud e Ingenierías. Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Priv. de Arteaga s/n, Centro Salvatierra, Gto. C. P. 38900
Paulina Lozano-Sotomayor
Universidad de Guanajuato. División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas. Departamento de Química. Campus Guanajuato. Cerro de la venada s/n Pueblito de Rocha, Guanajuato Gto. C. P. 36250
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Keywords

Cuticle
permeability
stomatal density

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Vargas-Rodríguez, L., García-Vieyra, . M. I., León-Bata, B. I., & Lozano-Sotomayor, P. (2018). Physical properties and microscopic structure of the Agave salmiana cuticle (mixiote). Revista Chapingo Serie Zonas Áridas, 17(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchsza.2017.12.017
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The objectives of this study were to describe the structure of the mixiotera leaves or agave cuticles, as well as their water permeability and sterilization resistance. For this, fresh cuticles from Agave salmiana leaves (thickness = 0.114 mm, density = 7.2 mg∙cm-2) were analyzed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy. The images revealed tetracytic-type stomata averaging 30-52 μm in length and 64 stomata mm-2 in density. The water permeability of the cuticle shows a linear behavior. Water diffusion through the cuticle is greater from the outer side than from the inner one. It was observed that the A. salmiana cuticle is a material that withstands moist heat when sterilized under pressure conditions (121 °C and 15 lb in-2 for 15 min). Results suggest that the A. salmiana cuticle has wide-ranging potential for industrial use.

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