The review presents the recent progress made in the field of ionic liquids bearing bioactive components, with a particular emphasis on their use as chemical tools in agriculture and the preservation of agricultural products.

Ionic liquids through their modular design are a very interesting platforms for building bifunctional biologically active salts. This paper presents new bifunctional compounds based on the anionic derivative of ASM, which is a systemic acquired resistance (SAR) inducer, with antibacterial or solubility enhancing agents.