Table 4.
Analysis of variance indicating plant enzymatic activities and protein concentration affected by the experimental treatments
| Apx | Gp | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | DF | Type I SS | Mean square | F value | Pr > F | Type I SS | Mean square | F value | Pr > F |
| PGR | 3 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 1.66 | 0.1824 | 0.327 | 0.109 | 142.43 | < .0001** |
| G | 2 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 3.87 | 0.0254* | 0.112 | 0.056 | 72.85 | < .0001** |
| T | 2 | 0.007 | 0.004 | 7.63 | 0.0010** | 0.502 | 0.251 | 327.41 | < .0001** |
| PGR * G | 6 | 0.032 | 0.005 | 11.67 | < .0001** | 0.371 | 0.062 | 80.58 | < .0001** |
| PGR * T | 6 | 0.045 | 0.007 | 16.25 | < .0001** | 0.781 | 0.130 | 169.95 | < .0001** |
| G * T | 4 | 0.025 | 0.006 | 13.87 | < .0001** | 0.257 | 0.064 | 83.81 | < .0001** |
| PGR * G * T | 12 | 0.053 | 0.004 | 9.70 | < .0001** | 0.441 | 0.037 | 47.95 | < .0001** |
| Cat | Pro | ||||||||
| PGR | 3 | 0.074 | 0.025 | 74.01 | < .0001** | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 6.55 | 0.0006** |
| G | 2 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 10.23 | 0.0001** | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 6.28 | 0.0031** |
| T | 2 | 0.020 | 0.010 | 29.47 | < .0001** | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 12.53 | < .0001** |
| PGR * G | 6 | 0.070 | 0.012 | 34.8 | < .0001** | 0.0010 | 0.0002 | 17.75 | < .0001** |
| PGR * T | 6 | 0.012 | 0.002 | 6.16 | < .0001** | 0.0015 | 0.0002 | 25.89 | < .0001** |
| G * T | 4 | 0.079 | 0.020 | 59.22 | < .0001** | 0.0011 | 0.0003 | 27.62 | < .0001** |
| PGR * G * T | 12 | 0.228 | 0.019 | 57.01 | < .0001** | 0.0009 | 0.0001 | 7.86 | < .0001** |
*Significant at P ≤ 0.05; **Significant at P ≤ 0.01
Apx ascorbate peroxidase; Gp guaiacol peroxidase; Cat catalase; Pro protein concentration; PGR plant growth regulators; G genotype; T temperature (PD); n.s. Not significant