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 …

Soil health is defined as the capacity of soil to function, within ecosystem boundaries, to
sustain crop and animal productivities, maintain or enhance environmental sustainability …

Drought is one of the major environmental stresses that negatively affect the maize (Zea
mays L.) growth and production throughout the world. Foliar applications of plant growth …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a very simple phenolic compound (a C7H6O3 compound composed of
an aromatic ring, one carboxylic and a hydroxyl group) and this simplicity contrasts with its …

In plants, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) formed during normal conditions are essential
in regulating several processes, like stomatal physiology, pathogen immunity and …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for nearly half of the world's population and is
cultivated in approximately 160 million hectares of land globally, mostly in Asia, where about …

Plants possess an effective immune system to combat most microbial attackers. The
activation of immune responses to biotrophic pathogens requires the hormone salicylic acid …

In plants, salicylic acid (SA) is a hormone that mediates a plant's defense against pathogens.
SA also takes an active role in a plant's response to various abiotic stresses, including …

Plant parasitic nematodes cause significant crop damage globally. Currently, many
nematicides have been banned or are being phased out in Europe and other parts of the …

Plants face different types of stresses, including biotic and abiotic stresses. Among various
abiotic stress, low-temperature stress alters various morphological, cytological …