Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that soaking maize grains with methyl jasmonate can alleviate water stress harm.
- Outcome
- soaking maize grains with MeJA could alleviate the harmful effects of water stresse0
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e0“soaking maize grains with MeJA could alleviate the harmful effects of water stress”
Title
Z. A. Abdelgawad; A. A. Khalafaallah; M. M. Abdallah Agricultural Sciences 2014. doi:10.4236/as.2014.512117
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate increased maize height and fresh and dry weight.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate increased pigment levels.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate increased carbohydrate and sugar levels.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate increased free amino acids, proline and total protein.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate significantly improved IAA.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate markedly reduced ABA level.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate increased CAT, POX and SOD activities.
- Intervention effect Methyl jasmonate significantly increased shoot N, P and K content.