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HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00592-1
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32020103014]
- Project of Beijing Agricultural Innovation Consortium [BAIC01]
- Construction of Beijing Science and Technology Innovation and Service Capacity in Top Subjects [CEFF-PXM2019_014207_000032]
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Plant glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths that can biosynthesize and secrete specialized metabolites, with significant implications for plant breeding and epidermal development research. Limited understanding of the developmental process calls for further research to improve production and gain insights into plant epidermal development.
Plant glandular trichomes (GTs) are epidermal outgrowths with the capacity to biosynthesize and secrete specialized metabolites, that are of great scientific and practical significance. Our understanding of the developmental process of GTs is limited, and no single plant species serves as a unique model. Here, we review the genetic mechanisms of GT initiation and development and provide a summary of the biosynthetic pathways of GT-specialized metabolites in nonmodel plant species, especially horticultural crops. We discuss the morphology and classification of GT types. Moreover, we highlight technological advancements in methods employed for investigating GTs. Understanding the molecular basis of GT development and specialized metabolites not only offers useful avenues for research in plant breeding that will lead to the improved production of desirable metabolites, but also provides insights for plant epidermal development research.
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