Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)Induces Resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus in Tobacco 

 -  Virology, 99(2), p.410-412, 1979 .
<br/><br/> Tobacco cv. Xanthi-nc becomes resistant to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)and produces b proteins when injected with the interferon inducer polyacrylic acid. Injection of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), benzoic acid, or salicylic acid also induces this response in Xanthi-nc. Injection of aspirin, benzoic acid, or salicylic acid similarly nduces resistance and the formation of new proteins in the White Burley and Samsun NN cultivars of tobacco.