Claim · model-written summary
The brief water deficit inhibited ovary growth in maize relative to controls.
- Organ / stage
- Ovariest0
- Treatment
- brief water deficite1
- Outcome
- ovary growthe1
- Direction
- inhibitede1
- Comparator
- controlse1
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
t0“Low Water Potential Disrupts Carbohydrate Metabolism in Maize (Zea mays L.) Ovaries”
e1“The brief water deficit inhibited ovary growth (dry matter accumulation) and decreased kernel number per ear by 60%, compared to controls”
Title
Low Water Potential Disrupts Carbohydrate Metabolism in Maize (Zea mays L.) Ovaries
C. Zinselmeier; M. E. Westgate; J. R. Schussler; et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1995. doi:10.1104/pp.107.2.385
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect The brief water deficit decreased kernel number per ear by 60% relative to controls.
- Association Ovary growth inhibition was associated with a decrease in the level of reducing sugars in maize ovaries.
- Association Ovary growth inhibition was associated with depletion of starch in maize ovaries.
- Association Ovary growth inhibition was associated with a 75-fold increase in sucrose concentration in maize ovaries.
- Association Ovary growth inhibition was associated with inhibition of acid invertase activity in maize ovaries.
- Mechanism Acid invertase activity appears important for establishing and maintaining reproductive sink strength during pollination.