Potential Benefits of Salicylic Acid in Food Production - Salicylic Acid: Plant Growth and Development - page 304

Fig. 8 Effect of SA on the
productivity of European
cucumber (Cucumis sativum
L) expressed in the number of
boxes with prime quality fruit
for exportation a Felipe
Carrillo Puerto, Quintana
Roo, b La Paz, BCS. Tukey's
P C 0.05. Same letter means
no significant differences

(a)

(b)

SA could have an effect on the productivity of these plants of great social
significance.
Studies to estimate the effect of salicylic acid on grain productivity commenced
at the beginning of 1980s. However, the data published showed a certain degree of
inconsistency. In 2011, Hernández-Lopez, J.C. (unpublished data), investigated the
effect of SA on grammineae, taking into consideration primarily to demonstrate
the effect of SA on root growth and thereafter its effect on grain production.
The results reported by Hernandez-Lopez, J.C. are shown in Table 3 , in which
the response pattern of this species to this growth regulator can be seen. The
application of SA always resulted in a higher biomass of the root system.