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The Multifaceted Role of Jasmonic Acid in Plant Stress Mitigation: An Overview

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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 23, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12233982

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abiotic stresses; biosynthesis; jasmonic acid; Jasmonates; plant hormones; plant growth; signaling

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Plants have developed complex mechanisms to cope with stressors, and phytohormones like jasmonic acid play a crucial role in regulating physiological and molecular processes to protect plants from biotic and abiotic stress. Jasmonic acid is involved in plant defense against biotic stress and alleviating various abiotic stressors, and its intricate biosynthetic pathways and mechanisms are still not well understood.
Plants, being sessile, have developed complex signaling and response mechanisms to cope with biotic and abiotic stressors. Recent investigations have revealed the significant contribution of phytohormones in enabling plants to endure unfavorable conditions. Among these phytohormones, jasmonic acid (JA) and its derivatives, collectively referred to as jasmonates (JAs), are of particular importance and are involved in diverse signal transduction pathways to regulate various physiological and molecular processes in plants, thus protecting plants from the lethal impacts of abiotic and biotic stressors. Jasmonic acid has emerged as a central player in plant defense against biotic stress and in alleviating multiple abiotic stressors in plants, such as drought, salinity, vernalization, and heavy metal exposure. Furthermore, as a growth regulator, JA operates in conjunction with other phytohormones through a complex signaling cascade to balance plant growth and development against stresses. Although studies have reported the intricate nature of JA as a biomolecular entity for the mitigation of abiotic stressors, their underlying mechanism and biosynthetic pathways remain poorly understood. Therefore, this review offers an overview of recent progress made in understanding the biosynthesis of JA, elucidates the complexities of its signal transduction pathways, and emphasizes its pivotal role in mitigating abiotic and biotic stressors. Moreover, we also discuss current issues and future research directions for JAs in plant stress responses.

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