Fig 4. Effect of exogenously applied MeJA and SA on (A) relative membrane permeability (B) proline content (C) total soluble sugar and (D) total carbohydrate content of maize seedlings grown under control (well-watered) and drought stress conditions.

The data represent means of three replicates and error bars showing ± standard errors of the mean values. Mean values that share the same letter are not-significantly different; otherwise they differ at p<0.05.