| Abstract: | The field trial was conducted to study physiological effect of new FA antitranspirant on maize.The new FA antitranspirant was sprayed at 10 d pre-tasseling, ear filling stage and 10 d pre-tasseling + earfilling stage, with the concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 ml L-1. The results indicated that the appli-cation of new FA antitranspirant increased nitrate reductase activity (NRA), free proline content, chlorophyllcontent and water content of leaf, thus drought stress can be mitigated. The new FA antitranspirant increasedphotosynthesis rate and reduced transpiration rate, stimulated growth and reduced water loss. 10 d pre-tassel-ing + ear filling stage application had a cumulative effect on the indices compared with 10 d pre-tasseling andear filling stage, except for NRA. The new FA antitranspirant caused an increase of grain yield by 5.37 to29.58 % with different treatments. The optimal concentration is 1.5 ml L-1 , i.e. 75 g new FA antitranspirantdissolved in 50 kg water, and the optimal apply period is 10 d pre-tasseling ± ear filling stage. |
