Salicylic acid(SA)is an endogenous regulatorymolecule for plant flowering and thermogene-sis,and has been reported as a signal moleculeof plant disease resistance in the plant-pathogen interaction.Exogenous SA is capableof inducing disease resistance in a wide range ofplants.This study was to evaluate the poten-tial for SA to induce resistance of rice seedlings Salicylic acid (SA) is an endogenous regulatory molecule for plant flowering and thermogene-sis, and has been reported as a signal molecule of plant disease resistance in the plant-pathogen interaction. Exogenous SA is capable of inducing disease resistance in a wide range of plants. This study was to evaluate the poten-tial for SA to induce resistance of rice seedlings