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Acta Agron Sin ›› 2014, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 1839-1845.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2014.01839

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Effect of High Temperature after Flowering on Growth and Development of Superior and Inferior Maize Kernels

ZHAO Li-Xiao,ZHANG Ping,WANG Ruo-Nan,WANG Pu*,TAO Hong-Bin   

  1. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China?
  • Received:2014-03-20 Revised:2014-07-06 Online:2014-10-12 Published:2014-08-04
  • Contact: 王璞, E-mail: wangpu@cau.edu.cn, Tel: 010-62733611

Abstract:

The kernel culture in vitro was adopted to study the effect of high temperature after flowering on maize superior and inferior kernels. Results indicated that dry matter accumulation of grain decreased, due to the fact that grain development was accelerated at early grain-filling stage by high temperature, but declined at middle late grain filling stage. In mature stage, the dry weight of superior and inferior kernels under high temperature was reduced by 5.8% and 17.4% respectively, so inferior kernels had a more reduction than superior kernels. The synthesis of starch was influenced by reducing the activity of enzymes related to starch synthesis significantly at different grain-filling stages under high temperature treatment. The contents of IAA, ZR in kernel were significantly reduced after being treated with high temperature. The content of GA3 was increased in inferior kernels, but not in superior kernels. It could be deduced that the much dry weight loss of inferior kernels should be ascribed to the increasing in GA3 content when kernels exposed to high temperature.

Key words: Maize, High temperature, Culture in vitro, After flowering stage

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