Piriformospora indica confers drought tolerance on Zea mays L. through enhancement of antioxidant activity and expression of drought-related genes - Xu, Le; Wang, Aiai; Wang, Jun; Wei, Qiao; Zhang, Wenying (The Crop journal, 2017)
Keywords: antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; corn; drought; Drought tolerance; Drought-related genes; endophytes; enzyme activity; fungi; gene expression regulation; genes; host plants; leaf area; leaves; Maize; malondialdehyde; Piriformospora indica; plant protection; polyethylene glycol; proline; root growth; roots; shoots; superoxide dismutase; water stress; Zea mays; Antioxidants; Maize; Drought-related genes; Drought tolerance; Piriformospora indica