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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52420#.VJdtZcCAM4 Author(s) Heng Zhong 1* , Qiao Wang 1 , Xinhua Zhao 1 , Qi Du 1 , Yue Zhao 1 , Xiaoguang Wang 1 , Chunji Jiang 1 , Shuli Zhao 1 , Minjian Cao 1 , Haiqiu Yu 1 , Dawei Wang 2 Affiliation(s) 1 College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China . 2 Corn Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Science, Shenyang, China . ABSTRACT Application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is one of the most important approaches on improving maize grain yield. However, as is known to all, overuse N fertilizer not only leads to decline of N use efficiency and maize yield, but also leads to potential risk ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50715#.VEmpflfHRK0 Author(s) Z. A. Abdelgawad 1 , A. A. Khalafaallah 1 , M. M. Abdallah 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Botany Department, Women’s College, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Biology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT A pot-culture study was undertaken to investigate the possible role of Methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-treatment on the earlier vegetative growth stage and different chemical constituents of maize cultivar (Giza-2) plants subjected to water stress. The grains were divided into two groups: first group was pre-soaked in water, and the second one was pre-...