Table 3.
FRAP and TEAC assay in leaves of two tomato cultivars (‘Kosaco’ and ‘Josefina’) subjected to 0·05 mm B (control) and B toxicity (0·5 and 2 mm)
FRAP (µmol g−1 FW) | TEAC (µmol g−1 FW) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
‘Kosaco’ | ‘Josefina’ | ‘Kosaco’ | ‘Josefina’ | |
0·05 mm | 1005·13 ± 5·18b† | 729·62 ± 0·90b | 6·20 ± 0·07b | 5·01 ± 0·09b |
0·50 mm | 955·62 ± 4·71c | 769·33 ± 12·16a | 6·02 ± 0·04b | 5·29 ± 0·10b |
2·00 mm | 1025·41 ± 4·54a | 721·28 ± 8·94b | 6·82 ± 0·06a | 6·66 ± 0·06a |
P | ***§ | * | *** | *** |
‘Kosaco’ | 995·39a‡ | 6·34a | ||
‘Josefina’ | 737·41b | 5·65b | ||
P | *** | *** | ||
LSD0·05 | 29·01 | 0·27 |
† Values are means ± s.e. (n = 9) and differences between means were compared using Duncan's test (P = 0·05).
‡ Values are means (n = 27) and differences between means were compared using LSD test (P = 0·05).
§ Levels of significance are represented by *P < 0·05, **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001.