The rise in global temperature also favors the multiplication of pests and pathogens, which
calls into question global food security. Plants have developed special coping mechanisms …

Main conclusion Anastomosed laticifers with intrusive growth produce latex containing
methyl comate and betulin with economic and ecological value in arid environments …

Pergularia tomentosa is a perennial twining herb widely spread out arid and semiarid
Tunisian regions. It is searched for its richness in enzymes, secondary metabolites …

Leucas lavandulaefolia Sm.(Lamiaceae) is an important medicinal plant with a broad
spectrum of pharmacological activities. This study aimed at characterizing the morphology …

Croton L.(Euphorbiaceae) is the second largest genus of the Euphorbiaceae sl. family,
which is composed of about 1,200 taxa. Several species are widely used medicinally in …

An in-depth understanding of the development and distribution of laticifer (latex secretory
structure) will be important for the production of both rubber and medicines and will support …

Laticifers are secretory structures that produce latex, forming a specialized defense system
against herbivory. Studies using anatomical approaches to investigate laticifer growth …

Abstract Key message In Hancornia speciosa, the latex is synthesized in the cytosol of the
ground meristem cells and in plastids of the fusiform derivatives of secondary phloem …

Insect folivores on plants protected by secretory canals commonly sever leaf veins or cut
trenches before feeding beyond the cuts. Previous studies reported that vein cutting occurs …

In this study, bioactivity and application of plant latex of Manilkara zapota in agriculture fields
had been studied. Latex was collected, extracted and characterized with TLC, UV-Vis and …