Preface. Contributors.- 1. Salicylic acid: Biosynthesis, metabolism and physiological role in plants; S. Hayat, B. Ali and A. Ahmad- 2. Effects of salicylic acid on the bioproductivity of plants; A. Larque-Saavedra and R. Martin-Mex- 3. Effect of salicylic acid on solute transport in plants; M.S. Krasavina- 4. Role of hormonal system in the manifestation of growth promoting and antistress action of salicylic acid; F.M. Shakirova- 5. Role of salicylic acid in the induction of abiotic stress tolerance; T. Janda, E. Horvßth, G. Szalai and E. Pßldi- 6. The role of salicylates in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis and abiotic stresses in higher plants; F. Mabood and D. Smith- 7. Stress and antistress effects of salicylic acid and acetyl salicylic acid on potato culture technology; H.A. Lopez-Delgado, I.M. Scott and M.E. Mora-Herrera- 8. Salicylic acid and reactive oxygen species in the activation of stress defense genes; L. Holuigue, P. Salinas, F. Blanco and V. Garretón- 9. The interplay between salicylic acid and reactive oxygen species during cell death in plants; J.F. Dat, N. Capelli, F. van Breusegem- 10. Salicylic acid as a defense-related plant hormone: Roles of oxidative and calcium signaling paths in salicylic acid biology; T. Kawano and T. Furuichi- 11. Salicylic acid and local resistance to pathogens; I.V. Maksimov and L. G. Yarullina- 12. Salicylic acid in plant disease resistance; R. Chaturvedi and J. Shah- 13. Transcriptomic analysis of salicylic acid-responsive genes in tobacco BY-2 cells; I. Galis and K. Matsuoka- Index.
EAN/ISBN : 9781402051845
Publisher(s): Springer Netherlands
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Author(s): Hayat, S. - Ahmad, A.