Table 2 Effect of pre-soaking maize seeds in IAA for 48 hours on concentration and distribution of endogenous IAA in soaked seeds and 5-days-old seedlings

2 mM IAA

27.2^a

9.55^a

1.66a

o.16^a

3.22^a

0.36^b

7.73^a

3.42^a

1 mM IAA

23.1^b

9.12^a

1.43ab

0.13^b

3.24^a

0.47^a

3.54^b

1.32^b

0.5 mM IAA

20.9^b

7.57^b

1.38ab

0.12^b

2.48^b

0.23^c

2.51^b

1.20^b

0.25 mM IAA

21.3^b

7.24^b

1.36ab

0.10^b

1.78^c

0.15^c

2.90^b

1.33^b

Control

1.3^c

0.50^c

1.27b

0.10^b

1.56^c

0.19^c

0.97^c

0.42^c