"On-off" thermoresponsive coating agent containing salicylic acid applied to maize seeds for chilling tolerance.

Chilling stress is an important constraint for maize seed establishment in the field. In this study, a type of "on-off" thermoresponsive coating agent containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-butylmethacrylate) (Abbr. P(NIPAm-co-BMA)) hydrogel was developed to improve the chilling toleran...

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Main Authors: Yajing Guan, Zhan Li, Fei He, Yutao Huang, Wenjian Song, Jin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120695