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ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2026

Salicylic acid mitigates arsenic-induced toxicity in wheat by enhancing growth and anatomical traits.

Usva Ali, Asma Zulfiqar, Ammara Saleem, Muhammad Zafar Saleem, Usman Zulfiqar, Zainul Abideen, Muhammad Awais Arshad, Hossam S El-Beltagi, Mashael Daghash Alqahtani, Mayank Anand Gururani

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Usva AliInstitute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Asma ZulfiqarInstitute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ammara SaleemInstitute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Zafar SaleemCentre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Usman ZulfiqarDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3820-1476
Zainul AbideenSharjah, Seed Bank and Herbarium, University of Al Dhaid, Sharjah, United Arab.
Muhammad Awais ArshadDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Hossam S El-BeltagiAgricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael Daghash AlqahtaniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mayank Anand GururaniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-4254-6450

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Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi ArabiaPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaUAE University Grants UPAR
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Abstract

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key signaling molecule that regulates various physiological and biochemical processes in plants. This study evaluated the role of foliar-applied SA in alleviating arsenic (As) toxicity and improving the growth and anatomical traits of three wheat cultivars (Anaaj-17, Dilkash-20, and Subhani-21) under As stress. Exposure to As (300 and 500 µM) significantly reduced plant height, leaf length, fresh and dry biomass, photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll

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ArsenicSalicylic AcidTriticumChlorophyllPhotosynthesisPlant LeavesArsenicChlorophyllSalicylic AcidanatomyArsenicphysiologysalicylic acidwheat

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