Chapter 38 - Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges - 38.1 - Plants Respond to Pathogens and Constitute and Induced Responses - 38.1 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 811: 1

1) Plants secrete hormones such as salicylic acid and jasmonic acid, which are toxic to many pathogens. 2) Signal transduction pathways result in alterations in gene expression, including genes that encode the production of antimicrobial materials called phytoalexins.

1) Plants secrete hormones such as salicylic acid and jasmonic acid, which are toxic to many pathogens. 2) Signal transduction pathways result in alterations in gene expression, including genes that encode the production of antimicrobial materials called phytoalexins.