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Uses of Salicylic acid in Horticulture

Uses of Salicylic acid in Horticulture. Introduction. Salicylic acid from the Latin word for the willow tree ( Salix sp ) from whose bark it can be obtained. White willow ( Salix alba ) is a natural source of salicylic acid. .

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Uses of Salicylic acid in Horticulture

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  1. Uses of Salicylic acid in Horticulture

  2. Introduction • Salicylic acid from the Latin word for the willow tree (Salix sp)from whose bark it can be obtained. • White willow (Salix alba) is a natural source of salicylic acid.

  3. TheGreek physicianHippocrateswrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted fromwillowbark that could ease aches and pains and reduce fevers.

  4. Aspirin:acetylsalicylic acid or ASA can be prepared by the esterificationof the phenolic hydroxyl group of salicylic acid.

  5. Salicylic acid is abeta hydroxy acid(BHA) with theformula C6H4(OH)CO2H, where the OH group is adjacent to thecarboxyl group(Davies, 2004).

  6. Proposed pathways for the biosynthesis of SA in plants

  7. Some of Uses • Effects on Flowering

  8. Relationship Between Salicylic Acid and Heat Production in plants

  9. Relationship Between Salicylic Acid and Disease Resistance in plants

  10. New Findings

  11. Biocontrol of blue and gray mold diseases of pear fruit by integration of antagonistic yeast with salicylic acid

  12. Delayed ripening of banana fruit by salicylic acid

  13. Effects of pre- and post-harvest application of salicylic acid or methyl jasmonate on inducing disease resistance of sweet cherry fruit in storage

  14. Induction by Salicylic Acid of Pathogenesis-related Proteins and Resistance to Alfalfa Mosaic Virus Infection in Various Plant Species

  15. Inhibition of the gravitropic bending response of flowering shoots by salicylic acid

  16. The role of salicylic acid in postharvest ripening of kiwifruit

  17. Effect of salicylic acid on phenylpropanoids and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in harvested grape berries

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