A leaf usually has a large surface area, so that it can absorb a lot of light. Its top surface is protected from water loss, disease and weather damage by a waxy layer. The upper part of the leaf ...

To name an oft-cited paradigmatic example, the attempt can include the production of an organism stripped down to a few basic evolutionary functions ... a “Newton of a leaf of grass” would ...

Most of our knowledge about how plants function has been focused on leaves or stems, however, we do not know that much about the functional traits of roots. Fine roots (the thin roots at the end ...