How does a waxy cuticle prevent plant infection?

the way is that if a pathogen breach plant's barriers the plant can respond with secondary metabolites, which are often toxic compounds such as glycol cyanide that are able to fight the pathogens. or in another way plants produce antimicrobial chemicals, antimicrobial proteins and antimicrobial enzymes that are able to fight the pathogen

Writing, you can revisit previous parts of the lesson by returning to the course map. be sure to refer to the lab’s student guide, which you can find on the first page of the lab experiment activity