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. 2024 Sep 18;36(12):4815-4816.
doi: 10.1093/plcell/koae253. Online ahead of print.

Well prepared: How trichome polymorphism creates an early-warning system against herbivory

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Well prepared: How trichome polymorphism creates an early-warning system against herbivory

Leonard Blaschek. Plant Cell. .
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Figure 1.
A proposed model of morph-dependent trichome functions in the herbivory defense of tomato. Illustrations adapted from Sun et al. (2024).

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