Exogenous application of urea and a urease inhibitor improves drought stress tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 599-609

  Gou, Wei ^a   Zheng, Pufan ^a   Tian, Li ^a   Gao, Mei ^a   Zhang, Lixin ^a   Akram, Nudrat Aisha ^b   Ashraf, Muhammad ^c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Drought stress; N (n butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT); Urea; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MACROGOL 6000; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MALONALDEHYDE; N-(N-BUTYL) THIOPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PEROXIDASE; PIGMENT; PLANT PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UREA; UREASE; WATER;

ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; OSMOREGULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DROUGHTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OSMOREGULATION; PEROXIDASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; UREA; UREASE; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85015773786     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-017-0933-5     Document Type: Article

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