Seed Priming Modulates Physiological and Agronomic Attributes of Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) under Induced Polyethylene Glycol Osmotic Stress
Hussain Ahmad Kakar, Sami Ullah, Wadood Shah, Baber Ali, Sanam Zarif Satti, Rehman Ullah, Zahir Muhammad, Sayed M. Eldin, Iftikhar Ali, Mona S. Alwahibi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Sezai Erċışlı
Abstract
L. cultivars to PEG-induced osmotic stress by activating the natural antioxidation enzymatic system and accumulating osmolytes.
Topics & Concepts
OsmolyteOsmotic shockGerminationPriming (agriculture)PEG ratioOsmotic pressureProlinePolyethylene glycolBiologyHorticultureSeedlingAgronomyOsmosisChemistryBotanyBiochemistryEconomicsAmino acidGeneMembraneFinanceSeed Germination and PhysiologyPlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesPolymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements