Claim · model-written summary
Maize was generally more responsive to HA priming than sorghum.
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e4“HA priming mitigated drought-induced damages and enhanced biomass accumulation, photosynthesis, osmolyte production, non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants, yield traits, and grain quality indices such as grain carbohydrates, protein, oil, and fatty acid composition in both species, with maize being generally more responsive than sorghum”
Title
Mohamed E. Abu-Ria; Wafaa M. Shukry; Samy A. Abo-Hamed; et al. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2025. doi:10.1007/s00344-025-11813-5
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- Intervention effect Under severe drought, maize stem dry mass was reduced by up to 67.3%.
- Intervention effect Under severe drought, maize net photosynthesis was reduced by up to 68.1%.
- Intervention effect Under severe drought, maize grain yield was reduced by 63.9%.
- Intervention effect Under severe drought, sorghum stem dry mass was reduced by 47.4%.
- Intervention effect Under severe drought, sorghum net photosynthesis was reduced by 53.6%.
- Intervention effect Under severe drought, sorghum grain yield was reduced by 54.6%.
- Intervention effect Drought significantly reduced biomass and photosynthetic efficiency in maize and sorghum.
- Intervention effect Drought significantly reduced yield traits and grain quality indices in maize and sorghum.
- Association Sorghum showed smaller drought-induced reductions than maize.
- Association Sorghum showed lower oxidative damage under drought.
- Association Sorghum showed higher osmolytes, flavonoids and phenols under drought.
- Association Sorghum showed higher polyphenol oxidase (PPO) under drought.
- Intervention effect HA priming enhanced biomass accumulation and photosynthesis under drought in maize and sorghum.
- Intervention effect HA priming enhanced osmolyte production and non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants under drought.
- Intervention effect HA priming enhanced yield traits and grain quality indices under drought.
- Recommendation HA priming is a sustainable approach to improve drought tolerance, productivity and grain quality in maize and sorghum and potentially other crops.