Salicylic acid (SA) is probably one of the best known natural products, because of its acetyl-
derivative, the widely used drug, aspirin [1]. Surprisingly, until recently there was very little …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a phenolic derivative, distributed in a wide range of plant species. It is a
natural product of phenylpropanoid metabolism. Decarboxylation of transcinnamic acid to …

Low temperature is one of the most important limiting factors for plant growth throughout the
world. Exposure to low temperature may cause various phenotypic and physiological …

Highlights•Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant defense hormone with critical roles in PTI, ETI and
SAR.•Induction of SA synthesis is orchestrated via complex transcriptional regulation of …

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important plant hormone that is best known for mediating host
responses upon pathogen infection. Its role in plant defense activation is well established …

The influence of salicylic acid (SA) doses of 50 and 250 μM, for a period of up to 7 days, on
selected physiological aspects and the phenolic metabolism of Matricaria chamomilla plants …

Salt stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses threatening agricultural production
worldwide. Salt stress affects vital physiological, biochemical and molecular processes in …

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important plant hormone that regulates many aspects of plant
growth and development, as well as resistance to (a) biotic stress. Efforts to identify SA …

Salicylic acid is an important regulator of induced plant resistance to pathogens.
Consequently, the biosynthesis of salicylic acid and its regulation has received a lot of …

A number of reports including the Siegrist et al. paper [12] in this issue, have concluded that
salicylic acid (SA) is required or involved in various plant–pathogen interactions based on …