Short Communications

Protein synthesis during osmotic stress in maize

Published in: South African Journal of Plant and Soil
Volume 10 , issue 4 , 1993 , pages: 196–197

DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1993.10634671

Author(s): B.R. Woodward , Republic of South Africa , A. van der Mescht , Republic of South Africa

Keywords: Cell membrane stability , conductivity , mannitol , Zea mays L.

Abstract

An experiment measuring cell membrane stability was conducted on different inbred lines of maize with known drought sensitivity or tolerance. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that a 29.5 kD polypeptide was newly synthesized in the drought sensitive inbred line F2834T in response to drought stress in mannitol. This line also showed an increase in drought tolerance between 8 and 12 hours after the application of the stress.

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