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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2020, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 15-20.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas20190800161

Special Issue: 玉米 农业气象

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Total Flavonoids in Maize Seedlings Before and After Drought Stress: Determination with Sodium Nitrite-Aluminum Nitrate Colorimetry

Ren Yuanyu(), Wei Dongwei(), Wang Zhongwei, Zhou Yaping   

  1. College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
  • Received:2019-08-19 Revised:2019-10-19 Online:2020-05-15 Published:2020-05-16

Abstract:

To study the effects of drought stress on the total flavonoids content of different maize seedlings, sodium nitrite-aluminum nitrate colorimetric method was used to determine the total flavonoid of 'Xudan 20', 'Zhengdan 958' and 'Yuyu 22' maize seedlings before and after drought stress, and the method was verified with methodology. Results showed that the total flavonoids contents in maize seedlings of the three varieties from high to low was 'Xundan 20', 'Zhengdan 958', 'Yuyu 22' before drought stress, and it changed to be 'Zhengdan 958', 'Xundan 20', 'Yuyu 22' after drought stress. The total flavonoids contents in maize seedlings of the three varieties increased after drought stress, 'Zhengdan 958' increased the most (16.21%), followed by 'Xundan 20' (7.61%), and the lowest was in 'Yuyu 22' (2.67%). The precision, stability and recovery of the sodium nitrite-aluminum nitrate colorimetric method used in the study were conformed to the requirement of methodology, showed good feasibility. Before and after drought stress, the total flavonoids of different varieties had different response due to their distinct sensitivity. This experiment could provide certain references for studying the changes of total flavonoids in secondary metabolites of different maize varieties under drought stress.

Key words: Maize, Drought Stress, Sodium Nitrite-Aluminum Nitrate Colorimetric Method, Total Flavonoids Content

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