Alleviation of Adverse Effects of Water Stress on Zea mays (Cv Azam) by Exogenous Application of CaCl2
Alleviation of Adverse Effects of Water Stress on Zea mays (Cv Azam) by Exogenous Application of CaCl2
Nadia Mubarik1, Aqib Iqbal1*, Iqbal Munir1 and Muhammad Arif2
Figure 1
Mean RWC of the selected leaves of maize seedlings supplemented with tap water (♦) or 5 (■), 10 (●) and 15 mM (▲) of CaCl2 after 0, 10 and 20 days of irrigation (A) or water stress (B) conditions.
Figure 2
Agarose gel analysis of Lhcb2 gene transcripts under irrigated and water stress conditions in maize after application of CaCl2.2H2O (A). Relative expression of Lhcb2 gene with respect to control seedlings under irrigated (white bars) and drought stress (grey bars) conditions (B).
June 2018
Vol. 34, Iss. 2, Pages 225-493
