Latex is the cytoplasm of specialized cells, or laticifers, that form an internal secretory system associated with phloem tissues of the vascular system throughout the plant (Thureson-Klein, 1970). The manual lancing of unripe seed capsules is the traditional method for the collection of opium poppy latex.
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