Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPBZea maysMycorrhizaePlant Growth RegulatorsAntioxidantsDroughts
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve maize growth and antioxidant activity by modulating phytohormone contents and metabolic pathways under drought stress.
Shaowei Zhang, Zhan He, Cong Zhang, Ting Sang, Minfei Yan, Yinglong Chen, Hongbing Li, Lina Yin, Suiqi Zhang
Published: 202510.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110676
Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are known to enhance drought tolerance in maize, but the suitable AMF strains and their underlying mechanism remain poorly understood. Six AMF strains were investigated for their effects on maize physiology and meta…
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