Exogenously applied zinc and copper mitigate salinity effect in maize (Zea mays L.) by improving key physiological and biochemical attributes - Iqbal, Muhammad Naveed; Rasheed, Rizwan; Ashraf, Muhammad Yasin; Ashraf, Muhammad Arslan; Hussain, Iqbal (Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018)
Keywords: agricultural soils; Amino acids; Amino Acids - metabolism; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; betaine; biochemical pathways; calcium; Conductance; Copper; Copper - pharmacology; Corn; Cultivars; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; enzyme activity; Enzymes - metabolism; foliar application; Foliar applications; free amino acids; Glycine; Glycine betaine; growing media; hybrids; iron; Manganese; Metals - metabolism; Nitrate reductase; nutrient deficiencies; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition; Photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - drug effects; Physiological effects; Physiology; Plant Leaves - drug effects; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Plants (botany); potassium; Proline; Proline - metabolism; Research Article; Resistance; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinity tolerance; salt stress; Salt Tolerance; Salts; sodium; Sodium - metabolism; Sodium chloride; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; Sugar; sugars; Transpiration; Turgor; Waste Water Technology; Water - metabolism; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water relations; Zea mays; Zea mays - chemistry; Zea mays - drug effects; Zea mays - physiology; Zinc; Zinc - pharmacology; Nutrient relation; Total free amino acids; Oxidative defense; Zinc deficiency; Osmotic adjustment; Sugars