INFLUENCE OF EXOGENOUS NITRIC OXIDE ON IMPROVING DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF SEVEN HYBRIDS AND SEVEN INBREDS OF MAIZE

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

• H. M. Rashad ¹
• F. M. Abou-Elalla ²

¹ Department of Agricultural Botany, Plant Physiology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza Egypt

² Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza Egypt

Keywords

• Antioxidant enzymes
• drought stress
• maize leaves
• nitric oxide
• sodium nitroprosside ( SNP)