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General description
Salicylic acid (SA) is a phenolic compound produced in plants.
Application
Salicylic acid has been used:
to study its effects on glandular trichomes in Artemisia annua
to study its effects on DNA methylation in Taraxacum alatum andTaraxacum hemicyclum
to study its effects on parasite epidemics in Lolium arundinaceum
Biochem/physiol Actions
Salicylic acid (SA) plays a role in endogenous signaling for plant disease resistance. SA is also involved in mediating thermogenesis and symptom development.
