Salicylic acid (SA) is an essential plant defense hormone that promotes immunity against
biotrophic and semibiotrophic pathogens. It plays crucial roles in basal defense and the …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key plant hormone required for establishing resistance to many
pathogens. SA biosynthesis involves two main metabolic pathways with multiple steps: the …

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

Salicylic acid (SA) has been shown to regulate various aspects of growth and development;
it also serves as a critical signal for activating disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and …

The salinization of agriculture soils over the globe has become one of the most devastating
stresses and is significantly limiting cultivated land area, and crop productivity and quality. It …

Various kinds of primary metabolisms in plants are modulated through sulfate metabolism,
and sulfotransferases (SOTs), which are engaged in sulfur metabolism, catalyze sulfonation …

A key plant response to drought is the accumulation of specific sets of metabolites that act as
osmoprotectants, osmolytes, antioxidants, and/or stress signals. An emerging question is …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a small phenolic compound whose therapeutic properties on human
health have long been described. In plants, it is a key phytohormone that controls many …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a phytohormone that plays important roles in many aspects of plant life,
notably in plant defenses against pathogens. Key mechanisms of SA signal transduction …

Sulfur is present in the amino acids cysteine and methionine and in a large range of
essential coenzymes and cofactors and is therefore essential for all organisms. It is also a …