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One type of active defense response of plants to invading microorganisms is the production of phytoalexins which are low molecular weight antimicrobial compounds. Phytoalexin synthesis can also be induced in various plant tissues by molecules of microbial origin, called elicitors.
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Stäb, M.R., Ebel, J. (1986). Role of Ca2+ in the Induction of the Phytoalexin Defense Response in Soybean Cells. In: Trewavas, A.J. (eds) Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Calcium in Plant Development. NATO ASI Series, vol 104. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2177-4_46
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