SALICYLIC ACID: PROPERTIES, BIOSYNTHESIS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE

Abstract

Summary. A review is made of recent publications devoted to various aspects of salicylic acid (SA) influence on different physiological processes. The role of SA on plant growth and development, flowering, ion uptake, stomatal regulation and photosynthesis is analysed. SA as a natural inducer of thermogenesis and disease resistance in plants is described. Besides the physiological functions of SA, the general properties, biosynthesis and metabolism of this plant growth regulator are discussed.