Latex, Plant Utility and Exploitation

• The milky fluid known as latex is secreted by laticifers, which may be classified as either a specialized cell or a row of cells that produce latex. The different structures that are responsible for the production of latex are referred to as latex cells, latex vessels, latex ducts, latex tubes, and laticiferous ducts. The word laticifer is used as a generic term to indicate these structures. The…

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