Abstract
Citrinin lowered contents of chlorophyll, carotenoids, proteins and nucleic acids during seed germination of maize cv. Suwan composite. The inhibitory effect was concentration dependent.
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Acknowledgements: The authors are thankful to Head, University Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University for providing laboratory facilities and to Prof. J.V.V. Dogra for his help in gel electrophoresis. One of the authors (GP) is also thankful to the CSIR, New Delhi for financial assistance (Project No. 9/24/(17)EMR-I).
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Sinha, K.K., Prasad, G. Effects of citrinin on pigment, protein and nucleic acid contents in maize seeds. Biol Plant 38, 317–320 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02873867
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