Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Organ Water Content in Maize with Different Senescence Types.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the water status of specific organs can be helpful in evaluating the life activities and growth conditions of maize. To accurately judge organ growth conditions and thus design appropriate interventions, it is necessary to clarify the true water dynamics of each maize organ. Using multiple maize cultivars with different growth periods, spatio-temporal water dynamics were analyzed here in the leaves, stalks, and ear components. Leaf water content was found to gradually decrease from both the bottom and top of the plant to the middle, whereas stalk water content decreased sequentially from the top to the bottom. Each successively higher node from the bottom of the plant was associated with decreases of 0.99% and 1.27% water content in the leaves and stalks, respectively. The wa

SUBMITTER: Gao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature