Table 1.

Seed proximate composition of two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars as influenced by foliar-applied proline under water stress and non-stress conditions.

Cultivar	Drought treatment	Treatments	Seed oil content	Protein content	Starch content	Sugar content	Ash content	Fiber content	Moisture content
			% of dry weight
EV-1098	Control	NS	3.87 ± 0.13 b	7.92 ± 0.49 a,b	56.67 ± 8.30 c	1.60 ± 0.16 c	1.87 ± 0.24 c	9.08 ± 0.30 e	9.07 ± 0.67 b
		WS	3.87 ± 0.18 b	7.87 ± 0.35 a,b,c	56.67 ± 5.88 c	1.80 ± 0.02 b	1.85 ± 0.12 c	9.52 ± 0.71 d,e	8.95 ± 1.02 b
		Pro	4.12 ± 0.15 a	8.01 ± 0.73 a	61.33 ± 7.88 a,b,c	2.21 ± 0.16 a	1.97 ± 0.22 c	10.10 ± 0.80 b,c	10.18 ± 0.49 a
	Drought	NS	2.95 ± 0.15 d	6.26 ± 0.67 e	60.33 ± 2.43 b,c	1.13 ± 0.02 d	2.23 ± 0.18 b	10.45 ± 0.82 b,c	5.71 ± 0.18 d
		WS	2.87 ± 0.13 d	6.85 ± 0.75 d,e	59.67 ± 4.44 b,c	1.14 ± 0.01 d	2.29 ± 0.31 b	10.55 ± 0.53 b,c	5.70 ± 0.68 d
		Pro	3.63 ± 0.15 c	7.23 ± 0.68 b,c,d	65.67 ± 6.30 a,b	1.18 ± 0.02 d	2.55 ± 0.24 a	12.12 ± 0.77 a	7.18 ± 0.43 c
Agaiti- 2002	Control	NS	3.72 ± 0.15 b,c	7.59 ± 0.62 a,b,c	60.33 ± 6.12 b,c	1.63 ± 0.08 c	1.77 ± 0.16 c	8.62 ± 0.81 f	8.57 ± 0.29 b
		WS	3.65 ± 0.13 c	7.51 ± 0.90 a,b,c	61.33 ± 9.58 a,b	1.80 ± 0.02 b	1.80 ± 0.10 c	8.65 ± 0.45 f	9.10 ± 0.92 b
		Pro	4.16 ± 0.14 a	8.01 ± 0.66 a	68.00 ± 7.22 a	2.18 ± 0.16 a	1.95 ± 0.15 c	9.89 ± 0.30 c,d	10.24 ± 0.51 a
	Drought	NS	2.36 ± 0.08 e	6.59 ± 0.48 d,e	63.67 ± 3.41 a,b	1.14 ± 0.01 d	2.27 ± 0.23 b	10.65 ± 0.57 b	5.35 ± 0.31 d
		WS	2.42 ± 0.09 e	6.76 ± 0.81 d,e	61.67 ± 9.59 a,b	1.14 ± 0.01 d	2.23 ± 0.18 b	10.54 ± 0.46 b,c	5.46 ± 0.13 d
		Pro	2.82 ± 0.12 d	7.18 ± 0.54 c,d	68.33 ± 3.81 a	1.16 ± 0.01 d	2.45 ± 0.28 a,b	12.27 ± 0.86 a	6.95 ± 0.31 c
LSD at 5%			0.15	0.73	7.40	0.10	0.23	0.72	0.63

Data are presented as means ± standard error. Means within the same column sharing the same superscript letters do not differ significantly at the 5% level. NS: No spray; WS: Water spray; Pro: 30 mM proline.