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Role of Salicylic Acid in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

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Salicylic acid (SA) is an endogenous growth regulator of phenolic nature and also a signaling molecule, which participates in the regulation of physiological processes in plants such as growth, photosynthesis, and other metabolic processes. Several studies support a major role of SA in modulating the plant response to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Its role in plant disease resistance is well documented for dicotyledonous plants, where it is required for basal resistance against pathogens as well as for the inducible defense mechanism and systemic acquired resistance (SAR); this confers resistance against a broad spectrum of pathogens. The activation of SAR is associated with the heightened level of expression of the pathogenesis-related proteins, some of which possess antimicrobial activity. Also, SA potentially generates a wide array of metabolic responses in plants and also affects plant-water relations. This molecule also found to be very active in mitigating oxidative stress under adverse environmental conditions. Hence, understanding the physiological role of SA would help in develo** biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

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Mohamed, H.I., El-Shazly, H.H., Badr, A. (2020). Role of Salicylic Acid in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. In: Lone, R., Shuab, R., Kamili, A. (eds) Plant Phenolics in Sustainable Agriculture . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4890-1_23

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