Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Ascorbic acid under saline treatment improved chlorophyll, AsA and GSH in all hybrids.

A claim from Exogenous ascorbic acid improved tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) by increasing antioxidant activity under salinity stress · 2017

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Ascorbic acid under saline treatment improved chlorophyll, AsA and GSH in all hybrids.

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Treatment
Exogenous application of AsA in saline treatmente0
Outcome
chlorophyll, AsA, GSHe0
Direction
improvede0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

e0

“Exogenous application of AsA in saline treatment significantly improved root length, shoot length, dry matter accumulation, chlorophyll, AsA, GSH and APX activity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 917–1079
t0

“maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 46–51

Title

Exogenous ascorbic acid improved tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) by increasing antioxidant activity under salinity stress

Billah M.; M. Rohman M.; Hossain N.; et al. African Journal of Agricultural Research 2017. doi:10.5897/ajar2017.12295

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L-ascorbic acid · physiology: pigments · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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