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Distortion of trichome morphology by the hairless mutation of tomato affects leaf surface chemistry.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Feb 2010
Kang Jin-Ho, Shi Feng, Jones A Daniel, Marks M David, Howe Gregg A
Abstract excerpt
Trichomes are specialized epidermal structures that function as physical and chemical deterrents against arthropod herbivores. Aerial tissues of cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) are populated by several morphologically distinct trichome types, the most abundant of which is the type VI gla...
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