The Effects of Salicylic Acid on Lateral Roots Formation in Rape Seedlings

Seeds of rape (Brassica napus L.) were cultured in the presence of exogenous salicylic acid ranging from 0.08 to 10.00 μmol/L (0、 0.08、 0.40、 2.00 and 10.00 μmol/L)to see the effect of salicylic acid on the formation of lateral roots in rape. The results show that 0.40 μmol/L salicylic acid treatment enhanced the formation of lateral roots significantly, in which the number of lateral roots was increased by 47.8% compared with the control. More auxin and lower abscisic acid were detected both in leafs and roots of the treatment of 0.40 μmol/L salicylic acid. It showed that salicylic acid might be involved in the regulation of lateral root formation through influencing the content of endogenous auxin and abscisic acid in rape.