Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Foliar proline enhanced photosynthetic rate in both water-stressed maize cultivars.

A claim from Exogenously applied proline at different growth stages enhances growth of two maize cultivars grown under water deficit conditions · 2007

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar proline enhanced photosynthetic rate in both water-stressed maize cultivars.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
foliar applied prolinee0
Outcome
Photosynthetic ratee0
Direction
enhancede0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

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“Photosynthetic rate of water stressed plants of both maize cultivars was also enhanced due to foliar applied proline”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1334–1450

Title

Exogenously applied proline at different growth stages enhances growth of two maize cultivars grown under water deficit conditions

Qasim Ali; Muhammad Ashraf; Habib‐ur‐Rehman Athar Pakistan Journal of Botany 2007. doi:10.21037/hbsn-21-514

Other claims from this paper (6)

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proline · physiology: photosynthesis · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Proline pretreatment raised Pn, E, and gs under drought.

    Application of proline to root medium is more effective for amelioration of photosynthetic damages as compared to foliar spraying or seed soaking in maize seedlings under short-term drought · 2017 · compared with untreated plants

    Same direction

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application · physiology: photosynthesis · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

57 papers: 50 positive, 7 negative or no effect

49 papers in the same direction as this claim · 6 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Foliar-applied trehalose improved some key photosynthetic attributes of maize under water deficit.

    Induction of Drought Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.) due to Exogenous Application of Trehalose: Growth, Photosynthesis, Water Relations and Oxidative Defence Mechanism · 2011

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Sucrose injection had no measurable effect on net photosynthetic rate.

    Effects of Stem‐Injected Plant Growth Regulators, with or without Sucrose, on Grain Production, Biomass and Photosynthetic Activity of Field‐Grown Corn Plants · 1999

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Clethodim spraying significantly lowered the rate of photosynthesis in maize.

    The negative effects of clethodim in photosynthesis and gas-exchange status of maize plants are ameliorated by salicylic acid pretreatment · 2012

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Foliar fertilizer depressed corn leaf photosynthesis up to 17% on the following day.

    Leaf Photosynthetic Response to Foliar Fertilizer Applied to Corn Plants During Grain Fill1 · 1982

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Foliar pendimethalin (5 ppm) showed a decreasing trend in chlorophyll a and b in maize seedlings compared with controls.

    Effect of The herbicide Pendimethalin on The Chlorophyll Content in Zea mays l. and Gossypium hirsutum l. Seedlings · 2016 · compared with controls

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Without zinc and iron sprays, current photosynthesis was lowest.

    Response of Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Maize (Zea mays L.) to the Application of Zinc and Iron at Irrigation Cutoff Conditions · 2022

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    The content of all photosynthetic pigments in maize leaves did not change significantly after foliar o-CDs treatment at either concentration or time point.

    Mitigation of climate change by capturing CO2 with carbon dots during plant treatment · 2025

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Foliar Mg application did not reduce chlorophyll, photosynthesis or starch accumulation faster than root resupply in maize.

    Antagonistic K/Mg ratios: is foliar application of MgSO4 a superior alternative to root resupply? · 2024 · compared with RS via nutrient solution (NS)

    No difference from an alternative

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