Table 4. F values of ANOVA of the effect of NaCl, cultivars, and their interaction for malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, H2O2 content, and antioxidant enzyme activities.
Tissue | Item | Cultivars (C) | NaCl | C×NaCl |
Leaf | MDA | 78.15** | 608.62** | 3.65 NS |
Proline | 25.01** | 230.23** | 6.58* | |
H2O2 | 74.86** | 1357.74** | 11.54** | |
SOD | 315.65** | 213.58** | 63.01** | |
CAT | 874.75** | 445.12** | 43.46** | |
POD | 0.47 NS | 5.52* | 0.49 NS | |
APX | 1.36 NS | 5.93* | 0.08 NS | |
GR | 28.88** | 194.18** | 15.77** | |
Root | MDA | 60.16** | 708.42** | 4.47* |
Proline | 9.10* | 119.51** | 0.72 NS | |
H2O2 | 174.18** | 4622.30** | 40.92** | |
SOD | 8559.93** | 1510.48** | 1357.86** | |
CAT | 111.07** | 1.92 NS | 28.60** | |
POD | 50.42** | 322.16** | 2.08 NS | |
APX | 37.10** | 208.76** | 5.83* | |
GR | 17.47** | 82.69** | 1.45 NS |
*, ** significant at P = 0.05 and P = 0.01 levels, respectively.
NS, not significant.
H2O2, hydrogen peroxide; SOD, superoxide dismutase; CAT, catalase; POD, peroxidase; APX, ascorbate peroxidase; GR, glutathione reductase.