Salicylic acid-induced abiotic stress tolerance and underlying mechanisms in plants

Abiotic stresses (such as metals/metalloids, salinity, ozone, UV-B radiation, extreme temperatures, and drought) are among the most challenging threats to agricultural system and economic yield of crop plants. These stresses (in isolation and/or combination) induce numerous adverse effects in plants, impair biochemical/physiological and molecular processes, and eventually cause severe reductions in plant growth, development and overall productivity. Phytohormones have been recognized as a strong tool for sustainably alleviating adverse effects of abiotic stresses in crop plants. In particular, the significance of salicylic acid (SA) has been increasingly recognized in improved plant abiotic stress-tolerance…

• DO
  Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
• UG
  University Grants Commission

  Award: /2012
• CD
  Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos, Universidade de Aveiro

  Awards: 50017, UID/AMB/50017
• FP
  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

  Awards: SFRH/BPD/84671/2012, UID/AMB/50017