Table 6.
Potassium levels (Kg K/ha) | Ascorbate peroxidase activity (APX; mg protein−1 min−1) | Catalase activity (CAT; μmol mg protein−1 min−1) | Superoxide dismutase activity (SOD; mg protein−1 min−1) |
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0 | 10.72 ± 0.21 a | 171.24 ± 2.44 a | 230.45 ± 2.36 a |
90 | 8.74 ± 0.76 b | 160.32 ± 1.23 b | 196.72 ± 1.34 b |
180 | 6.23 ± 0.45 c | 110.34 ± 0.12 c | 172.51 ± 1.87 c |
270 | 3.44 ± 1.32 d | 101.24 ± 0.23 d | 136.24 ± 2.23 d |
All analyses are mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). N = 40. Means not sharing a common letter within a column were significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.