Alleviation of adverse effects of salt stress by presowing treatments of glycinebetaine in maize (Zea mays L.)

Kausar, Nazia and Kanwal, Misbah and Nawaz, Khalid (2010) Alleviation of adverse effects of salt stress by presowing treatments of glycinebetaine in maize (Zea mays L.). Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Science , 7 (5). pp. 577-582.

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Abstract

The effect of pre-sowing seed treatment with glycinebetaine (GB) on maize (Zea mays L.) germination and seedling biomass under normal (0 dS m-1) and saline (100 dS m-1) conditions was studied to determine their usefulness in increasing relative salt-tolerance. Two maize cultivars i.e., i.e., Haricon-11 & Agati-2002 were used for germination test. Three levels of GB (0, 50 and 100 mM) were applied as pre-sowing seed treatment. Salinity stress caused reduction in fresh and dry biomass of root and coleoptile. However, exogenous application of GB as pre-sowing treatment ameliorated the inhibitory effects of salt trees

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Subjects: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology
Divisions: Maize
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2011 20:27
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2011 20:27
Official URL: http://www.idosi.org/aejaes/jaes7(5)/13.pdf
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/1240

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