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Salicylic Acid: Metabolism, Regulation, and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance

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Abstract

Salicylic acid (SA), a plant phenolic derivative, is distributed in a wide range of species. It is a product of shikimic acid and phenylpropanoid metabolism of plants. SA synthesize in plants through different regulatory pathways depending on the requirement of the plant cell via these pathways. It has direct involvement in various plant phenomenon including growth, flower initiation, and ions uptake. In physiological processes, it has role in stomatal movement, ethylene biosynthesis, and leaf abscission. SA also enhances chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments level and photosynthetic rate and alters some important enzyme activities. Earlier, it was considered that SA plays a key role during biotic stress in plants; however, now it is well recognized that SA is also associated with various abiotic stress responses. Moreover, recently SA is also known to mediate interaction between plant and beneficial microbes. Therefore, the present chapter gives coverage to all the abovementioned aspects.

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Tiwari, S., Lata, C., Chauhan, P.S. (2022). Salicylic Acid: Metabolism, Regulation, and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance. In: Ansari, S.A., Ansari, M.I., Husen, A. (eds) Augmenting Crop Productivity in Stress Environment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6361-1_16

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