Qayyum S¹, SA Majid¹, A Bibi², A Ulfat¹, K Khanum¹, A Munir¹, S Nisar¹, S Aziz¹, N Mumtaz¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 191-197, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.191

Abstract Maize (Zea mays L., the third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice, is the major kharif (summer) crop of rainfed areas in Pakistan. The yield per hectare and total production of maize in Pakistan is low versus an exponentially increasing population. The objective of this work was to study the interactive effects of phytohormones [Gibberellic acid (GA), Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), Abscicic acid (ABA) and kinetin (KIN)] on morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters during the germination of maize seeds. Seeds were presoaked in different hormones, separately or in combinations. Priming with GA+SNP+ABA+KIN enhanced the total More >

Valdés Oyervides FJ¹, C Rivas Morales², A Benavides Mendoza¹, MA Núñez González², J Verde Star², A Oranday Cárdenas², V Robledo Torres²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.81, pp. 191-198, 2012, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2012.81.191

Abstract Four dynamic conditions to evaluate the effects of stress on production of biomass, essential oils, Thymol, carvacrol and proline accumulation in Lippia graveolens H.B.K. were investigated under greenhouse conditions. A bifactorial design assessed four environmental conditions (factor B): commercial nutritive solution (B0); Water (B1); moderate stress (B2), and intermediate (B3) stress nested under (Factor A) salinity (NaCl) and ion concentration (Cu²⁺) and (Fe²⁺) stresses. Average production of fresh weight and number of leaves were reduced under NaCl and both ion concentration conditions. However, there were no significant differences on average for the four environments. The amounts of… More >