Endogenous salicylic acid protects rice plants from oxidative damage caused by aging as well as biotic and abiotic stress

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key endogenous signal that mediates defense gene expression and disease resistance in many dicotyledonous species. In contrast to tobacco and Arabidopsis, which contain low basal levels of SA, rice has two orders of magnitude higher levels of SA and appears to be insensitive... View More