Maize Tolerance against Drought and Chilling Stresses Varied with Root Morphology and Antioxidative Defense System

Maize belongs to a tropical environment and is extremely sensitive to drought and chilling stress, particularly at early developmental stages. The present study investigated the individual and combined effects of drought (15% PEG-Solution) and chilling stress (15/12 °C) on morpho-physiological growt...

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Main Authors: Hafiz Athar Hussain, Shengnan Men, Saddam Hussain, Qingwen Zhang, Umair Ashraf, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Iftikhar Ali, Longchang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/720