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 essential plant defense hormone that promotes immunity against
biotrophic and semibiotrophic pathogens. It plays crucial roles in basal defense and the …

Salicylates, including salicylic acid (SA), methyl salicylate, saligenin and their respective
glucosides, are natural products of plant metabolism that have long been known to possess …

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 …

This article is part of the Distinguished Review Article Series in Conceptual and
Methodological Breakthroughs in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Salicylic acid (SA) is …

Salicylic acid (SA) plays an important role in plant defense. Its role in plant disease
resistance is well documented for dicotyledonous plants, where it is required for basal …

The phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) is known to regulate plant immunity against
pathogens. Plants synthesize SA via the isochorismate synthase (ICS) pathway or the …

Salicylic acid is an important signal molecule in plant defense. In the past two years,
significant progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of salicylic-acid …

Plant Biotechnology 21(5), 319–335 (2004) Page 1 Salicylic acid (SA) that was named after
Salix plant (willow), was first discovered as a major component in the extracts from willow …

Highlights•Salicylic acid is a central hormone in plant immunity.•NPR1 is a master regulator
of salicylic acid-mediated responses.•NPR3 and NPR4 are the bona fide salicylic acid …