The effect of Salicylic Acid (SA) on the shoot growth (length, fresh weight, diameter, and dry weight) root growth (length, fresh weight, diameter, and dry weight) and foliar growth (plant fresh weight, leaves per plant and leaf area) of bajra plants grown in the drought stressed Telangana State was studied. Telangana State is a semi –arid tropic comprising of saline land black soil wherein the plants usually experience drought and saline stresses. Application of 0.5 mM, 1.0 mM, 2.0 mM and 4.0 mM of SA was very effective in stimulating the shoot growth, root growth as well as the foliar growth of bajra plants though 3.5mm and 4.0 mM were not that effective or even reducing the growth parameters. The promotion of shoot, root and foliar growth is an indicator that SA mitigated the negative effect of the semi-arid conditions of the soil.
