Changes in physiological and morphological traits of three generations of maize (Zea mays L.) due to water deficit

Abstract

Selected photosynthetic, growth and morphological parameters were studied in two inbred lines of maize, their F1 hybrids and plants of F2 generation subjected to period of water deficit followed by another period of recovery

Keywords

• drought
• genotypes
• growth
• intraspecific variability
• maize
• morphology
• photosynthesis
• recovery
• stress
• water deficit