supported in part by a grant from the International Atomic Energy Agency (CPR-12988);Na-tional 973 Program of China (2004CB117206);National863 Program of China (2006AA10Z1C1);National Natu-ral Science Foundation of China (30771362 and30471094);the 111 Project from the Ministry of Edu-cation of China (B08025);the Key Program of Science and Technology of Shanxi Province of China (051017);the Scientific Research Foundation for Youth Aca-demic Leaders from University in Shanxi Province of China (200425)
Trichomes (plant hairs) are present on nearly all land plants and are known to play important roles in plant protection, specifically against insect herbivory, drought, and UV radiation. The identification of quanti...