Stacked scattering: The key to bright flowers lies in the mesophyll
The strong light-scattering by the mesophyll crucially determines a flower's visual signal, whereas the cuticle and epidermal cells contribute less than generally assumed. Mesophyll thickness, cell properties and inhomogeneity, including porosity, are essential components of the flower's optical toolkit.
Authors
- Kira Tiedge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-6767)
- Larissa De Paola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5214-170X)
- Doekele G. Stavenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-6177)
- Marjan Kraaij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9722-9087)
- Casper J. van der Kooi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-7633)
- Thomas A. Veldhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0523-1678)
Institutions
- University of Groningen (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70104
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.05
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research