Recovery of maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds and hybrids from chilling stress of various duration: Photosynthesis and antioxidant enzymes

Abstract

Differences between two maize inbreds and their F1 hybrids in their response to chilling periods of various duration and subsequent return to optimum temperatures were analyzed by the measurement of photosynthesis and activity of antioxidant enzymes

Keywords

• antioxidant enzymes
• chilling
• genotypes
• intraspecific variability
• maize
• photosynthesis
• recovery
• stress
• Zea mays