Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Amount

$556,404.00

Award Date

6/23/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Salicylic acid (SA) is a signaling molecule in the plant immune system. SA accumulates follow-ing pathogen invasion, triggering activation of the transcription regulator NPR1, which in turn induces resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens. SA and its