Department of Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Kirtipur, Nepal
Review Article
A Review on Abiotic Stress Resistance in Maize (Zea mays L.): Effects, Resistance Mechanisms and Management
Author(s): Bishnu Bhusal*, Mukti Ram Poudel, Rishav Pandit, Rashmi Regmi, Pritika Neupane, Kushal Bhattarai, Binju Maharjan, Bigyan KC and Suprava Acharya
Abiotic stress such as drought, temperature and salinity are the
major constraints that limit the worldwide production of maize (Zea mays L.). The development of stress tolerant crop varieties will be beneficial
in areas prone to different stresses. Recently, several progresses have
been made in identifying genes that are responsible for stress tolerance.
Photosynthesis pigments are damaged by drought stress which reduces
the light absorption efficiency. NAC proteins are associated with drought
tolerance in plants. Indel-572, located 572-base pair upstream of start
codon of ZmNAC111, is significantly associated with seedling survival
rate. The application of 2(3, 4-Dicholorophenoxy) Triethylamine (DCPTA)
improved growth and photosynthetic activity of plants under drought
stress. The effect of drought stress was more severe to maize plants
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DOI:
10.35248/2322-3308.21.10.006
