ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2002, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2): 20-22. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2002.02.005

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Changes of Root Activity and Membrane Permeability Under Drought Stress in Maize

LIU Hailong, ZHENG Guizhen, GUAN Junfeng, LI Guangmin   

  1. Institute o f Ag ro Physics, Plant Physiolog y and Biochemistr y, Hebei Academy of Agr icultur al and Fo restry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
  • Received:2001-10-02 Published:2002-06-28

Abstract: Changes of the leave relat ive water content, roots activity and plasma membrane perme ability under drought st ress in pod cult ivated maize seedling were studied. T he results show ed that the leave relative water content and root s activity decreased, the plasma membrane permeability of leave and roots increased under drought st ress in maize, and the plasma membrane permeability in creased, as well as roots act ivity decreased in the low er younger roots more rapidly than those in the upper older roots.

Key words: Maize, Droug ht stress, Plasma membrane permeability, Root s activity, Relat ive water content

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LIU Hailong, ZHENG Guizhen, GUAN Junfeng, LI Guangmin. Changes of Root Activity and Membrane Permeability Under Drought Stress in Maize[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2002, 17(2): 20-22. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2002.02.005.

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