Trichomes are the sticky part of the plant, they are mushroom-looking glands that produce and store all the compounds that get us high. These glands have a width that ranges from 10 to 100 nanometers ...
Glandular trichomes on the leaf tip of the sundew plant (Drosera filiformis) resemble dewdrops. In some lineages of plants, hairs do not provide protection. They function as a tool to gather essential ...
Main conclusion Sunflower trichomes fully develop on embryonic plumula within 3 days after start of germination. Toxic sesquiterpene lactones are produced immediately thereafter thus protecting the ...
Five types of trichomes have been described in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): type-I is 2–3 mm long with a multicellular base and a glandular small cell in the tip; type-III is ...
SEM of trichome and fruit spines from different types of cucumber. a, b Trichomes on the leaves of wild-type cucumber. c, d Wild-type spines. e, f Trichomes on the leaves of the mict mutant. g, h mict ...
• Background and Aims Trichomes are epidermal outgrowths generally associated with protection against herbivores and/or desiccation that are widely distributed from ferns to angiosperms. Patterns of ...