Preface\nContributors\nAbout the editors\n1. Salicylic acid: An update on biosynthesis and action in plant response to water deficit and performance under drought; Hanna Bandurska\n2. Salicylic acid: Physiological roles in plants; Mohammad Yusuf, Shamsul Hayat, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Qazi Fariduddin and Aqil Ahmad\n3. Salicylic acid and phospholipid signaling; Beatriz A.Rodas-Junco, J. Armando munoz-Sanchez and S.M. Teresa Hernandez-Sotomayor\n4. Transport of salicylic acid and related compounds; J.-L. Bonnemain, J.-F. Chollet and F. Rocher\n5. Interplay between environmental signals and endogenous salicylic acid concentration; L.V. Kurepin, K.P. Dahal, M. Zaman and R.P. Pharis\n6. Impact of salicylic acid on the transport and distribution of sugars in plants; M.S. Krasavina and N.A. Burmistrova\n7. Endogenous ABA as a hormonal intermediate in the salicylic acid induced protection of wheat plants against toxic ions; F.M. shakirova, M.V. Bezrukova and D.R. Maslennikova\n8. Salicylic acid biosynthesis and role in modulating terpenoid and flavonoid metabolism in plant responses to abiotic stress; T.Tounekti, I. Hernandez and S. Munne-Bosch\n9. Salicylic acid-mediated stress-induced flowering; K.C. Wada and K. Takeno\n10. Salicylic acid-mediated abiotic stress tolerance ; M. Pal, G. Szalai, V. Kovacs, O.K. Gondor and T. Janda\n11. Signaling role of salicylic acid in abiotic stress responses in plants; Tomonori Kawano, Takuya Hiramatsu and François Bouteau\n12. The interplay between salicylic and jasmonic acid during phytopathogenesis; Sorokan Antonina V., Burkhanova Guzel F. and Maksimov Igor V.\n13. Potential benefits of salicylic acid in food production; R Martin-Mex, A. Nexticapan-Garcez and A. Larque-saavedra\n14. Short and long term effects of salicylic acido n protection to phytoplasma associated stress in potato plants; H.A. Lopez-Delgado, M.E. Mora-Herrera, R. Martinez-Gutierrez and S. Sanchez -Rojo\n15. Efficiency of salicylic acid application on postharvest perishable crops; S. Supapvanich and S. Promyou\n16. Recent advances and future prospects on practical use of salicylic acid; L.P. Popova