Ameliorating effects of exogenously applied proline on seed composition, seed oil quality and oil antioxidant activity of maize (Zea mays L.) under drought stress

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 818-835

  Ali, Qasim ^a   Anwar, Farooq ^b   Ashraf, Muhammad ^c   Saari, Nazamid ^d   Perveen, Rashida ^c  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fatty acids; Lipophilic minor components; Oil attributes; Seed composition

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CAROTENOID; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; OIL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHENOL; PROLINE; PROTEIN; STEARIC ACID; SUGAR; TOCOPHEROL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; PICRIC ACID; PLANT PROTEIN; STARCH; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DROUGHT STRESS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEED MORPHOLOGY; SEED QUALITY; SEED YIELD; WATER DEFICIT; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS;

ZEA MAYS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CAROTENOIDS; DROUGHTS; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PICRATES; PLANT OILS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROLINE; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARCH; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOCOPHEROLS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872171974     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14010818     Document Type: Article

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