Drought can cause damage to horticultural crops in many tropical and arid countries, and
new technologies should be evaluated as a perspective to increase agronomical production.
Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important worldwide-cultivated plant with a high
demand for water in the initial development. Based on the aforementioned, this study
evaluated the salicylic acid (SA) effect in the initial development of beans under water stress
conditions, as a perspective to drought regions. Beans seeds were treated with five SA …