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Plant Science and Agronomy
Hungary
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
56
Citations
11719
World Ranking
1518
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Hungary Leader Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

Her primary areas of investigation include Salicylic acid, Biochemistry, Antioxidant, Glutathione reductase and Horticulture. Her Salicylic acid research includes elements of Zea mays, Agronomy, Acclimatization and Catalase. Much of her study explores Biochemistry relationship to Plant physiology.

Her Antioxidant study which covers Metabolism that intersects with Glutathione disulfide. Her Glutathione reductase research incorporates elements of Peroxidase, Food science, Reductase and Botany. Gabriella Szalai focuses mostly in the field of Abiotic stress, narrowing it down to topics relating to Signal transduction and, in certain cases, Kinase.

Her most cited work include:

  • Induction of Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Salicylic Acid Signaling (493 citations)
  • Hydroponic treatment with salicylic acid decreases the effects of chilling injury in maize (Zea mays L.) plants (468 citations)
  • Treatment with salicylic acid decreases the effect of cadmium on photosynthesis in maize plants. (348 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Biochemistry, Salicylic acid, Botany, Horticulture and Antioxidant. Glutathione, Polyamine, Glutathione reductase, Oxidative stress and Peroxidase are among the areas of Biochemistry where the researcher is concentrating her efforts. Her Salicylic acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biotic stress, Abiotic stress, Abscisic acid, Catalase and Acclimatization.

Her work on Cold acclimation and Germination as part of general Botany research is frequently linked to Temperature stress and Frost, bridging the gap between disciplines. In her work, Cold hardening is strongly intertwined with Photosynthesis, which is a subfield of Horticulture. Her Antioxidant research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Enzyme assay and Food science.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (41.78%)
  • Salicylic acid (39.73%)
  • Botany (30.82%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Salicylic acid (39.73%)
  • Biochemistry (41.78%)
  • Abscisic acid (8.22%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Salicylic acid, Biochemistry, Abscisic acid, Glutathione and Photosynthesis are her primary areas of study. While working on this project, Gabriella Szalai studies both Salicylic acid and General health. Her study in Polyamine, Metabolism and Osmotic shock is carried out as part of her Biochemistry studies.

As part of one scientific family, Gabriella Szalai deals mainly with the area of Abscisic acid, narrowing it down to issues related to the Horticulture, and often Jasmonic acid, Poaceae, Avena, Cadaverine and Hordeum vulgare. Her work in Glutathione tackles topics such as Antioxidant which are related to areas like Glutathione disulfide and Amino acid. In her research, Reductase, Cultivar, Methylglyoxal, Aldo-keto reductase and Aspirin is intimately related to Food science, which falls under the overarching field of Photosynthesis.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Metabolic responses of wheat seedlings to osmotic stress induced by various osmolytes under iso-osmotic conditions. (12 citations)
  • Role of polyamines in plant growth regulation of Rht wheat mutants. (11 citations)
  • Plasma‐activated water to improve the stress tolerance of barley (8 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Abscisic acid, Salicylic acid, Putrescine and Polyamine. Her study on Amino acid, Photosynthesis, Glutathione disulfide and Antioxidant is often connected to Ornithine as part of broader study in Biochemistry. Her Abscisic acid research integrates issues from Proline, Phytochelatin, Wild type, Spermidine and Gibberellic acid.

Her study in Salicylic acid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Catabolism and Spermine.

Best Publications

  • Induction of Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Salicylic Acid Signaling

    Eszter Horváth;Gabriella Szalai;Tibor Janda

  • Hydroponic treatment with salicylic acid decreases the effects of chilling injury in maize (Zea mays L.) plants

    T. Janda;G. Szalai;I. Tari;E. Páldi

  • Treatment with salicylic acid decreases the effect of cadmium on photosynthesis in maize plants.

    Alexander Krantev;Rusina Yordanova;Tibor Janda;Gabriella Szalai

  • Glutathione as an Antioxidant and Regulatory Molecule in Plants Under Abiotic Stress Conditions

    Gabriella Szalai;Tibor Kellős;Gábor Galiba;Gábor Kocsy

  • Exogenous treatment with salicylic acid attenuates cadmium toxicity in pea seedlings.

    Losanka P. Popova;Liliana T. Maslenkova;Rusina Y. Yordanova;Albena P. Ivanova

  • Speculation: Polyamines are important in abiotic stress signaling

    Magda Pál;Gabriella Szalai;Tibor Janda

  • EXOGENOUS SALICYLIC ACID INCREASES POLYAMINE CONTENT BUT MAY DECREASE DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE

    Mónika Németh;Tibor Janda;Eszter Horváth;Emil Páldi

  • Physiological changes and defense mechanisms induced by cadmium stress in maize

    Magda Pál;Eszter Horváth;Tibor Janda;Emil Páldi

  • Exogenous 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and salicylic acid modulate the effect of short-term drought and freezing stress on wheat plants

    E. Horváth;M. Pál;G. Szalai;E. Páldi

  • Comparative study of frost tolerance and antioxidant activity in cereals

    Tibor Janda;Gabriella Szalai;Krisztina Rios-Gonzalez;Ottó Veisz

  • Acclimation of tomato plants to salinity stress after a salicylic acid pre-treatment

    I Tari;J Csiszar;G Szalai

  • Salicylic acid and photosynthesis: signalling and effects

    Tibor Janda;Orsolya Kinga Gondor;Rusina Yordanova;Gabriella Szalai

  • Cadmium stimulates the accumulation of salicylic acid and its putative precursors in maize (Zea mays) plants

    Magda Pál;Eszter Horváth;Tibor Janda;Emil Páldi

  • Interaction of polyamines, abscisic acid and proline under osmotic stress in the leaves of wheat plants.

    Magda Pál;Judit Tajti;Gabriella Szalai;Violeta Peeva

  • In vitro salicylic acid inhibition of catalase activity in maize: differences between the isozymes and a possible role in the induction of chilling tolerance

    Eszter Horváth;Tibor Janda;Gabriella Szalai;Emil Páldi

  • Genetic study of glutathione accumulation during cold hardening in wheat

    Gábor Kocsy;Gabriella Szalai;Attila Vágújfalvi;László Stéhli

  • Genetic manipulation of proline levels affects antioxidants in soybean subjected to simultaneous drought and heat stresses

    Gábor Kocsy;Robert Laurie;Gabriella Szalai;Virág Szilágyi

  • LED Lighting – Modification of Growth, Metabolism, Yield and Flour Composition in Wheat by Spectral Quality and Intensity

    István Monostori;Márk Heilmann;Gábor Kocsy;Marianna Rakszegi

  • Role of light in the development of post-chilling symptoms in maize

    G. Szalai;T. Janda;E. Páldi;Z. Szigeti

  • Role of salicylic acid in the induction of abiotic stress tolerance.

    T. Janda;E. Horváth;G. Szalai;E. PáLdi

  • Increasing the Glutathione Content in a Chilling-Sensitive Maize Genotype Using Safeners Increased Protection against Chilling-Induced Injury

    Gábor Kocsy;Gábor Kocsy;Peter von Ballmoos;Adrian Rüegsegger;Gabriella Szalai

Frequent Co-Authors

Tibor Janda
Tibor Janda Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Magda Pál
Magda Pál Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Gábor Kocsy
Gábor Kocsy Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Gábor Galiba
Gábor Galiba Centre for Agricultural Research
Irma Tari
Irma Tari University of Szeged
Radomira Vankova
Radomira Vankova Czech Academy of Sciences
J. Van Staden
J. Van Staden University of KwaZulu-Natal
Trevor W. Stone
Trevor W. Stone University of Oxford
Christian Brunold
Christian Brunold University of Bern
Péter Poór
Péter Poór University of Szeged

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