The epidermis is the protective outer layer of clonally
related cells covering all plant organs. It is composed of
a number of specialised cell types which differentiate
from the basal epidermal cell in adaptively significant
frequencies and patterns. The epidermis is unique in
developing solely through anticlinal divisions, generating
a sheet of cells overlying the rest of the plant. This sheet is
connected biochemically to the cell layers below, with
information exchange occurring...
Authors: Beverley j. Glover
