Morphological characterization of intraspecific variation for trichome traits in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

ABSTRACT: Trichomes, the hairlike protuberances in plants, have been well known to act as the first line of defense against herbivores, and abiotic stresses, along with other structural defenses such as spines, thorns, and waxes. We previously reported the tremendous variation in trichome traits among different wild and cultivated Solanum species and demonstrated that trichomes types and density are traditionally miscalculated and often misnamed. However, intraspecific variation in trichome traits is poorly understood, although this has implications for stress tolerance and resistance breeding programs in economically important crop species and can also mediate ecological interactions at multiple trophic levels in their wild congeners. In this study, using tomato as a model, we characterized the tri

SUBMITTER: Kaur S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature