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- Title
Drought effect on maize seedling development.
- Authors
Radić, Velimir; Balalić, Igor; Cvejić, Sandra; Jocić, Siniša; Marjanović-Jeromela, Ana; Miladinović, Dragana
- Abstract
Drought stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses influencing performance of crops. Certain stress-related conditions can appear and slow down germination, seedling development and in some cases cause loss of life durability of seed. Assuming that drought in the substrate affects corn seed performance, such conditions were simulated in this study in order to examine their effects on seed germination and length in seven corn hybrids. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 has been used in laboratory studies for simulation of drought conditions. Different osmotic potentials of PEG solutions were used (control; -0.1, -0.3, -0.6 and -0.9 MPa). Germination percentage decreased as osmotic potential increased at PEG solution.
- Subjects
EFFECT of drought on corn; CORN seedlings; SEED development; ABIOTIC stress; HYBRID corn
- Publication
Field & Vegetable Crops Research / Ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, 2018, Vol 55, Issue 3, p135
- ISSN
1821-3944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5937/ratpov1803135r