What is the difference between laticiferous cells and laticiferous vessels ?
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Latex cells : A laticiferous cell is a highly branched cell with long slender processes ramifying in all directions in the ground tissue of the organ. They do not fuse and do not form network.
(ii) Latex vessels : They are formed due to fusion of cells and form network like structure in all directions.
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Answer:A laticifer is a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites. Laticifers may be divided into:
Articulated laticifers, i.e., composed of a series of cells joined together, or
Non-articulated laticifers, consisting of one long coenocytic cell.
Non-articulated laticifers begin their growth from the meristematic tissue of the embryo, termed the laticifer initial, and can exhibit continual growth throughout the lifetime of the plant.[1][2] Laticifer tubes have irregularly edged walls and a larger inner diameter than the surrounding parenchyma cells.[3] In the development of the cell, elongation occurs via karyokinesis and no cell plate develops resulting in coenocytic cells which extend throughout the plant.[2] These cells can reach up to tens of centimeters long and can be branched or unbranched. They are thought to have a role in wound healing and as defense against herbivory, as well as pathogen defense, and are often used for taxonomy
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