title: Salicylic acid: a systemic signal in induced plant disease resistance.
abstract: Some plants respond to infection by pathogens with both localized and systemic resistance responses. These prevent the spread of the disease-causing organism and reduce the severity of a subsequent infection. Recent evidence suggests that systemic increases in the host's salicylic acid levels act as a signal for the activation of at least some of these induced defenses.
authors.affiliation: AgBiotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yalpani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raskin
mesh_terms: D007113:Immunity, Innate; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000276:immunology*; D020156:Salicylic Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D012459:Salicylates; D020156:Salicylic Acid