Exogenously applied glycinebetaine enhances seed and seed oil quality of maize (Zea mays L.) under water deficit conditions

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-259

  Ali, Qasim ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fatty acids; Oil composition; Phenolics; Seed composition; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTIOXIDANT; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT; FATTY ACID; HYBRID; INHIBITOR; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OSMOSIS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN; REMEDIATION; SEED; TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS;

PAKISTAN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79851511833     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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