Claim · model-written summary
Foliar proline increased seed sugar, oil and protein.
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar-applied proline significantly increased the content of seed sugar, oil, protein, moisture, fiber and ash”
t0“Maize (Zea mays L.)”
e1“Water stress reduced the kernel sugar, oil, protein and moisture contents and most of the seed macro- and micro-elements analyzed in both maize cultivars”
e2“A considerable drought induced an increase in seed oil α-, γ-, δ- and total tocopherols and flavonoids”
e3“due to foliar-applied proline under water deficit conditions”
Title
Qasim Ali; Farooq Anwar; Muhammad Ashraf; et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2013. doi:10.3390/ijms14010818
Other claims from this paper (15)
- Intervention effect Water stress reduced kernel sugar, oil, and protein content.
- Intervention effect Water stress reduced most measured seed elements.
- Intervention effect Water stress increased seed fiber and ash.
- Intervention effect Water stress increased oil oleic acid content.
- Intervention effect Water stress decreased oil linoleic acid content.
- Intervention effect Water stress increased the oil oleic/linoleic ratio.
- Intervention effect Oil stearic and palmitic acid content did not vary with water stress.
- Intervention effect Drought increased seed oil tocopherols and flavonoids.
- Intervention effect Drought decreased oil phenolics and carotenoids and DPPH scavenging activity.
- Intervention effect Foliar proline increased seed moisture, fiber and ash.
- Intervention effect Proline increased oil oleic and linoleic acid contents.
- Intervention effect Foliar proline increased seed oil phenolics, carotenoids and flavonoids under water deficit.
- Intervention effect Foliar proline increased seed oil tocopherols under water deficit.
- Association Increased seed oil antioxidant compounds were positively correlated with DPPH activity.
- Intervention effect Proline-induced increases in antioxidant compounds and oil activity were more pronounced under water deficit.