Table 1 Effect of chilling treatment on leaf appearance rate, final length of leaf 5 blade and shoot biomass in 6 inbred lines of maize

4.0

3.3

69.1 ± 2.2

61.9 ± 3.1*

14.5 ± 1.9

16.4 ± 3.9

3.7

2.8

66.2 ± 3.9

54.6 ± 2.3*

14.8 ± 2.3

11.8 ± 2.8

3.6

3.1

60.3 ± 3.1

51.2 ± 2.4*

16.5 ± 3.4

15.6 ± 3.1

3.0

2.8

59.3 ± 3.0

50.3 ± 4.2*

13.7 ± 1.4

12.9 ± 1.8

3.6

3.3

56.7 ± 2.5

48.0 ± 2.2*

14.1 ± 2.4

12.4 ± 2.0

4.3

3.6

68.9 ± 3.2

56.2 ± 3.5*

19.9 ± 2.6

18.4 ± 3.1