| CAT | catalase |
| CHLA | chlorogenic acid |
| DT | days after the start of the treatment |
| HCA | hierarchical cluster analysis |
| Native PAGE | native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| pHBA | p-hydroxybenzoic acid |
| POX | peroxidase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| ShER | methanol extract of S. halepense rhizomes |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |