Variability of macronutrients in maize inbred lines caused by application of organic peroxides
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Milenković, Milena
Simic, Milena

Opsenica, Dejan
Brankov, Milan

Mesarović, Jelena

Dragičević, Vesna

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Exogenous application of chemical elicitors can be used to reduce damage of plants caused
by abiotic stresses and consequently to enhance productivity. Different organic
peroxides (mixed with DMSO) were used in this study with the aim to examine
variations in grain yield and macronutrient status, i.e. protein, starch and oil contents,
of four maize inbred lines. Peroxides in combination with DMSO were applied foliarly.
Results showed that two genotypes reacted positively on applied treatments, achieving
higher grain yields than control group, with difference up to 2-3 t ha-1. In total, one of the
applied substances expressed the highest impact on yield enhance. In terms of nutritive
quality, the same treatment mostly increased the starch content. In regard to protein
content, higher value was achieved by the genotype which also had higher grain yield, and
for oil content, variations in results among treatments were insignificant and irregular.
This indicates that various eli...citors, such as organic peroxides, could be used not only for
increase in grain yield, but also in modification of grain nutritional quality in regard to
genotype variability.
Keywords:
maize inbred lines / organic peroxides / grain / yield / nutritional qualitySource:
6. Congress of the Serbian Genetic Society, 13-17. October 2019., Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia - Book of abstracts, 2019, 216-Publisher:
- Belgrade : Serbian Genetic Society
Funding / projects:
- Integrated field crop production: conservation of biodiversity and soil fertility (RS-31037)
- Razvoj organskih molekula kao abiotskih elicitora kukuruza - 391-00-16/2017-16/7-IP