Seed germination, plant growth, photosynthetic apparatus and stoma cell size of Maize may be influenced by detergent and propolis treatment. The objective of this study was to determine the adverse effect of a liquid detergent on maize traits and to examine the effect of propolis on photosynthetic pigments and growth traits of Zea mays. Maize were watered with different concentrations of liquid detergent. 70 seeds of (Zea mays L.) were gathered from maternal plants. Water extract of propolis was prepared. The effect on all parameters was determined after 12 days of growth. The effects at (0.1%) water extract of propolis concentration on the germination increased by 88.92% and growth of maize seedling weights was 0.0353 gr/plant. Root length of maize seedlings at 0.1% water extract of propolis concentration was 11.59 mm. The highest concentration (20%) of liquid detergent reduced seed germination severely compared to other treatments. Under 15% detergent concentration, maize stem weight was reduced severely compared to leaf weight. Conclusions. These result show that the propolis affect the root and shoot elongation with specificity on seedlings and the stoma width. The scavenging of radicals of liquid detergant in vitro raised plants of Zea mays was determined to damage DNA.

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