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Z
June 25th 06, 04:49 AM
For free-floating and floated-leaf plant, I know air is trapped and
density is lower than water.
People told me:" upper leaf surface is hydrophobic and unwettable (so
it floats); and lower surface is hydrophilic". Is that true? I want to
find books or papers to verifiy this.
Thanks a lot.