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The physiology and proteomics of drought tolerance in maize: early stomatal closure as a cause of lower tolerance to short-term dehydration?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Benešová Monika, Holá Dana, Fischer Lukáš, Jedelský Petr L, Hnilička František, Wilhelmová Naďa, Rothová Olga, Kočová Marie, Procházková Dagmar, Honnerová Jana, Fridrichová Lenka, Hniličková Helena
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the response of a crop to drought is the first step in the breeding of tolerant genotypes. In our study, two maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes with contrasting sensitivity to dehydration were subjected to moderate drought conditions. The subsequent analysis of their physiological parameters revealed a decreased stomatal conductance accompanied by a slighter decrease in the relative water content in the...
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