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. 2024 Mar 22;7:352. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06053-4

Table 2.

Total surface free energy (γ). Lifshitz van der Waals component (γLW), Acid-base component (γAB) with the contribution of electron donor (γ) and electron acceptor (γ+) interactions, total surface free energy (γs) and polarity (γAB γ−1 x 100) of adaxial and abaxial olive leaf surfaces

Leaf side γLW (mJ m−2) γ (mJ m−2) γ+ (mJ m−2) γAB (mJ m−2) γs (mJ m−2) Polarity (%) δ (MJ1/2 m−3/2)
Adaxial 28 20.26 0.08 3 31 8 16
Abaxial 27 13.24 1.62 9 37 25 19