trichomes
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right|thumb|Flower bud of a Capsicum pubescens plant, with many trichomes thumb|Fossil stellate hair (trichome) probably of an oak, in [[Baltic amber; image is about wide.]]
Research
4,910 papers- Glandular trichomes: micro-organs with model status?The New phytologist · 2020
- The overlooked functions of trichomes: Water absorption and metal detoxication.Plant, cell & environment · 2023
- Analysis and review of trichomes in plants.BMC plant biology · 2021
- Enzymology of monoterpene functionalization in glandular trichomes.Journal of experimental botany · 2019
- Building a biofactory: Constructing glandular trichomes in Cannabis sativa.Current opinion in plant biology · 2024
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21 sectionsContents
- Algal trichomes
- Plant trichomes
- Aerial surface hairs
- Botanical terms for trichome texture
- Glandular trichomes
- Non-glandular trichomes
- Polyphenols
- Trichome and root hair development
- Phytohormones
- Significance for taxonomy
- ''Arabidopsis thaliana'' trichome classification
- Significance for plant molecular biology
- Uses
- Defense
- Stinging trichomes
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right|thumb|Flower bud of a Capsicum pubescens plant, with many trichomes thumb|Fossil stellate hair (trichome) probably of an oak, in [[Baltic amber; image is about wide.]]
Trichomes (; ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant is an indumentum, and the surface bearing them is said to be pubescent.