Cannabis glandular-trichome cell biology, epidermal origin, secretory-disc architecture, non-photosynthetic plastids, cell walls and cuticle, extracellular storage cavity, cannabinoid synthases, and multicellular stalk development.
Visual lesson 09
Secretory-cell metabolism & storage interface
Trace the trichome biofactory from carbon and precursor supply into secretory disk-cell metabolism, plastid and cytosolic pathway compartments, export toward the apoplastic/subcuticular region, and storage beneath the cuticle, marking unresolved transport steps as open research questions rather than settled pathways.
Primary visual specification
Secretory-cell metabolism-to-storage interface map
Create an academically accurate secretory-cell metabolism-to-storage interface map for the Secretory-cell metabolism & storage interface lesson. Use neutral studio lighting or clean academic illustration conventions, realistic botanical proportions, readable labels where needed, no yellow cast, and no decorative elements that compete with the teaching objective.
- Asset type
- lesson visual
- System
- Trichomes & Resin
- Alt text prepared
- Yes
Knowledge check
PracticeCan you explain what the visual is showing?
Why should the trichome Atlas distinguish secretory-cell metabolism from the storage cavity?
Track this lesson
Mark the lesson complete when you are comfortable with the visual, observations, and system context.
Evidence & further reading
Sources connected to this lesson
These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.Organ-specific transcriptome atlases and gene-regulatory networks for glandular trichomes, flowers, leaves, stems, and roots, including Cannabis-specific regulatory programs enriched for specialized metabolism and shared transport/storage processes.
Cannabis glandular trichome morphology, capitate-stalked and sessile forms, secretory disk cells, subcuticular storage, distribution, and specialized-metabolite biology.
Trichome sampling units, bract versus sugar-leaf context, microscopy and imaging considerations, anatomical variability, and reproducibility of trichome assessment.
Cannabis leaf morphogenesis, phyllotaxy, plant architecture, reproductive transition, inflorescence development, trichome development, and senescence across a complete life cycle.
System context