TY - BOOK AU - Sharma, Monica TI - Physiological and biochemical basis of abiotic stress tolerance in germinating seeds of maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to kernel composition U1 - T 633.15 S34P PY - 2012/// CY - Ludhiana PB - PAU KW - ASCORBIC ACID KW - CAT KW - MAIZE KW - NITROGEN KW - POD KW - SEED METABOLIC EFFICIENCY 1.MAIZE KW - SEEDLING VIGOUR INDEX N2 - The present investigation was carried out to assess the physiological and biochemical basis of stress tolerance in maize seedlings obtained from seeds differing in amount of seed reserves. The seeds of two maize hybrids, PMH1 and JH3459 were obtained from ER -