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- Contributions by experts in Salicylic Acid from all over the world
- Scattered information concentrated in one volume
- Ready reference material for students and researchers
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About this book
Phytohormones are very much involved in directing plant growth, in a coordinated fashion in association with metabolism that provides energy and the building blocks to develop the form that we recognize as plant. Out of the recognized hormones, attention has largely been focused on Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Abscisic acid, Ethylene and more recently to Brassinosteroids. However, this book provides information about a natural chemical, Salicylic Acid, that could be raised to the status of the above phytohormones because it has significant impact on various aspects of plant life.
Salicylic acid (SA) was first discovered as a major component in the extracts from Salix (willow) whose bark from ancient time, was used as an anti-inflammatory drug. This acid (SA) is a phenol, ubiquitous in plants generating a significant impact on plant growth and development, photosynthesis, transpiration, ion uptake and transport and also induces specific changes in leaf anatomy and chloroplast structure. SA is recognized as an endogenous signal, mediating in plant defence, against pathogens.
This book includes contributions made by various experts, spread over the world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: SALICYLIC ACID - A Plant Hormone
Editors: S. Hayat, A. Ahmad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5184-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5183-8Published: 25 October 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7301-3Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5184-5Published: 06 June 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 401
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, Plant Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Environment, general