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In order to investigate the effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae on the chilling resistance of Zea mays, seeds of two hybrids (Pioneer 3902 and Pride 5) were grown in soil inoculated with Glomus mosseae. Germination tests at 10° C and 25° C showed that Pride 5 was more resistant to chilling than Pioneer 3902. Plants grown at 25° C for 6 weeks were given a 1-week chilling treatment at 10° C and the responses of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal plants of the two hybrids were compared. At 10° C, the mycorrhizal plants had greater biomass, carbohydrate, and protein content than the nonmycorrhizal plants.
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Charest, C., Dalpé, Y. & Brown, A. The effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae and chilling on two hybrids of Zea mays L.. Mycorrhiza 4, 89–92 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204064
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