Giving maize an excited start – Effects of dopamine on maize germination

Dopamine (DA) is a neurotransmitter which takes charge of brain activities about memory and self-stimulation behavior in animals. Interestingly, our results suggest that DA could also give maize an “excited state”. The results showed that 1 mmol L−1 DA promoted maize germination by 23.2% significant...

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Main Authors: Hang-yuan CHENG, Xing WANG, Tian-yu FENG, Chuan-xi PENG, Wei WANG, Mu-yu YANG, Yu-yi ZHOU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209531192063252X