boric acid/zea mays

Under saline conditions, an optimal cell water balance, possibly mediated by aquaporins, is important to maintain the whole-plant water status. Furthermore, excessive accumulation of boric acid in the soil solution can be observed in saline soils. In this work, the interaction between salinity and

Pollen grains containing either theWx,wx,Su 1,Su 1,Sh 2orsh 2alleles were stored for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days at 2 °C. After each storage period, a portion of each genotype was cultured on a 15% sucrose, 0.6% bacto-agar, 0.03% calcium nitrate and 0.01% boric acid medium, while another portion was

Pollen grains from two hybrids, WF9xH55 (W) and K64xK55 (K) were collected and a sample from each was cultured immediately (0 h). The remainder was subdivided and stored at 2, 20, and 35° C. At 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, and 120 h, a sample was cultured. The culture medium contained 15% sucrose,

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible oxidative stress and the antioxidant response, which were caused on maize by boron (B). For this, 11- and 15-day-old maize seedlings were subjected to 2 or 4 mM B in the form of boric acid (H₃BO₃) for 2 and/or 6 days. At the end of the treatment

The effects of increasing concentrations of boron (0, 0.1, 1, 10 and 20 mM) as boric acid on the rate of germination and polyphenol oxidase activities in embryo and endosperm tissues of maize seeds (Zea mays L. cv. Arifiye) were studied. The germination percentage of maize seeds was not affected by

Although boron has a relatively low natural abundance, it is an essential plant micronutrient. Boron deficiencies cause major crop losses in several areas of the world, affecting reproduction and yield in diverse plant species. Despite the importance of boron in crop productivity, surprisingly

This study describes the development of a novel fluorescent tag, O-2-[aminoethyl]fluorescein, for the separation of sugars by capillary electrophoresis with fluorescence detection using an argon ion laser. The tag was synthesised using three consecutive steps namely: esterification, alkylation and