<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pri-news/link-092023_PRL_Howe_Repost.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>How Plants Respond to Environmental Threats with Proper Defense</title><description>In plants, the jasmonate signaling pathway helps plants control their defense responses to environmental stresses. Like the human body, plants respond differently to individual threats. Just as people wouldn’t get a fever due to a sprained ankle, plants deal with harmful elements in particular ways. A study from the Howe lab looks at how plants respond to environmental threats in the correct way.</description><pubDate>09/14/2023</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/2023-major-howe-johnson-cropped.jpg" alt="Ian Major, Gregg Howe and Leah Johnson working together in the lab"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/get-jazed-how-plants-respond-to-environmental-treats-with-proper-defense?collection=05db6d6c-340b-45d5-8e27-27e795dddea1</externalNewsArticleLink><tags><tag>Gregg Howe</tag><tag>Jasomante</tag><tag>PRL</tag></tags></item>