Figure 8.

Model of the influence of cuticle architecture on tomato fruit brightness. A, Light microscopy of fruit exocarp sections stained with toluidine blue. B, Schematic representation of the architecture of fruit epidermis in the wild type (WT), high and low cutin load glossy mutants, and dull mutants. Epidermal cells (EC) are encased in cutinized cell walls (Cut, in dark gray) covered by waxes (W, light gray). C, Light reflection on tomato fruit surface. Black lines indicate incident light and specular reflection. Light gray lines indicate diffuse reflection. [See online article for color version of this figure.]