Tobacco leaf hairs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of leaf hairs (brown) on the surface of a tobacco leaf Nicotiana tabacum. These large

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Tobacco leaf hairs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of leaf hairs (brown) on the surface of a tobacco leaf Nicotiana tabacum. These large glandular trichomes secrete distasteful chemicals to deter pests from feeding on the leaves. Magnification: x160 at 6x6cm size. x260 at 4x5 inch size.

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Keywords: biology, botany, chemical, distasteful, glandular, hair, leaf, leaves, nature, nicotiana, plant, plants, protection, sem, tabacum, tobacco, trichome