Silicon seed inoculation enhances antioxidants, physiology and yield of hybrid maize under heat stress
Maize hybrid YH-5427 with Si seed inoculation (6 mM) is a promising option to maintain relatively high maize grain yield (t ha<sup>- 1</sup>) under heat stress conditions.
Authors
- Abdelhalim I. Ghazy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-7753)
- Muhammad Habib ur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-9959)
- Muhammad Afzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-5558)
- Saeed Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3192-3700)
- Ijaz Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8308-3299)
- R.P. Roetter
- Rao Muhammad Ikram
- Sajid Munawar
Institutions
- The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (PK)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of Florida (US)
- Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (PK)
- University of Agriculture Faisalabad (PK)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06399-9
- Primary Topic
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Saud University
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen