*3.3. Root, Stem, and Leaf Total Tocopherol (Figure 1A–C); Ascorbic Acid (Figure 1D–F); and Total Flavonoid Contents (Figure 1G–I) of Maize Plants Foliar-Applied with* α*-Toc*

Imposition of water stress significantly increased the accumulation of total Toc contents in the studied plant parts of both maize cultivars. This accumulation in total-Toc content in all studied plant parts was increased further due to the foliar application of α-Toc. This increased accumulation in internal total-Toc in all studied plant parts due to its foliar application was more in root and leaf in comparison to stem in both genotypes under both non-stressed and stressed conditions. α-Toc applied this increase in all studied plant parts and was similar in both maize cultivars (Figure 1A–C).

**Figure 1.** Root, stem, and leaf total-Toc (**A**–**C**), AsA (**D**–**F**), and total flavonoids (**G**–**I**) of maize plants foliar-applied with α-Toc when grown under water deficit conditions (mean ± SE; *n* = 4); AsA = ascorbic acid; 0 and 50 = mmol solution of α-Tocopherol for foliar spray.

AsA and flavonoid contents in different studied plant parts also increased significantly in both genotypes under water deficit conditions, and this improvement in AsA and flavonoid accumulation was more in root and leaf in cv. Agaiti-2002 in comparison to cv. EV-1098 (Figure 1; Table 2). Exogenous application of α-Toc as foliar spray further enhanced the AsA accumulation in all studied plant parts of both maize genotypes; accumulation was higher in cv. Agaiti-2002, both under stressed and non-stressed conditions. However, improvement in flavonoids was found only in the leaf and root

of both maize genotypes when grown under water deficit conditions; this improved accumulation in flavonoids was not found in stem flavonoids (Figure 1D–I).
