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. 2015 May 5;16(5):10214–10227. doi: 10.3390/ijms160510214

Table 3.

Effect of drought stress on electrolyte leakage and content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in faba bean genotypes.

Treatments Genotypes
Zafar 1 Zafar 2 Giza Blanka Espan Makamora Shebam 1 Giza 3 C4 C5 G853
Electrolyte Leakage (%)
Control 32.67 ± 1.45 n 37.00 ± 1.15 n 35.33 ± 1.45 n 36.00 ± 1.53 n 37.67 ± 1.45 n 43.33 ± 1.76 m 37.33 ± 1.20 n 37.67 ± 1.45 n 35.00 ± 0.58 n 47.00 ± 1.15 klm
Mild 45.00 ± 2.65 m 46.67 ± 1.20 klm 46.33 ± 0.88 lm 48.00 ± 1.53 klm 55.33 ± 1.20 ij 55.33 ± 1.76 ij 51.33 ± 1.86 jkl 45.33 ± 1.45 m 45.00 ± 2.65 m 57.67 ± 1.45 hi
Moderate 55.67 ± 2.03 ij 55.33 ± 2.03 ij 53.67 ± 2.33 ij 64.00 ± 2.65 efg 66.00 ± 1.73 defg 66.00 ± 2.08 defg 57.67 ± 0.88 hi 61.67 ± 1.20 gh 51.67 ± 2.03 jk 66.67 ± 1.67 defg
Severe 66.00 ± 1.53 defg 67.00 ± 1.15 def 69.00 ± 0.58 cde 70.33 ± 0.88 cd 76.33 ± 2.19 ab 72.33 ± 1.20 bc 67.67 ± 1.33 cde 76.00 ± 1.53 ab 62.33 ± 1.45 fgh 77.67 ± 1.45 a
MDA Content (nmol·g−1·FW)
Control 27.33 ± 1.20 n 27.00 ± 1.15 n 24.67 ± 2.03 n 26.00 ± 1.53n 27.67 ± 1.45 n 33.33 ± 1.76 m 25.00 ± 0.58 n 27.67 ± 1.45 n 22.33 ± 1.45 n 37.00 ± 1.15 lm
Mild 41.33 ± 1.86 kl 36.67 ± 1.20 lm 36.33 ± 0.88 lm 38.00 ± 1.53 lm 45.33 ± 1.20 jk 45.33 ± 1.76 jk 35.00 ± 2.65 m 35.33 ± 1.45 m 35.00 ± 2.65 m 47.67 ± 1.45 ij
Moderate 45.67 ± 2.03 jk 45.33 ± 2.03 jk 51.67 ± 1.20 hi 54.00 ± 2.65 fgh 56.00 ± 1.73 efgh 56.00 ± 2.08 efgh 47.67 ± 0.88 ij 43.67 ± 2.33 jk 45.00 ± 1.73 jk 57.67 ± 1.45 defg
Severe 55.33 ± 2.03 efgh 60.33 ± 0.88 cde 58.33 ± 1.20 def 62.33 ± 1.20 bcd 64.33 ± 2.60 abc 55.33 ± 1.86 efgh 57.67 ± 1.33 defg 67.00 ± 1.53 ab 52.33 ± 1.45 ghi 67.67 ± 1.45 a
H2O2 Content (mμ·mol g−1·leaf·FW)
Control 15.00 ± 0.58 q 18.67 ± 0.88 o 16.00 ± 0.58 pq 18.00 ± 1.15 op 18.00 ± 0.58 op 18.67 ± 0.88 o 20.00 ± 0.58 no 19.00 ± 0.58 o 15.00 ± 0.58 q 18.67 ± 0.33 o
Mild 23.33 ± 0.88 lm 24.67 ± 0.67 kl 22.00 ± 1.15 mn 24.00 ± 0.58 lm 20.33 ± 0.88 no 26.00 ± 0.58 jkl 27.00 ± 1.15 jk 25.00 ± 0.58 kl 19.00 ± 0.58 o 25.33 ± 0.88 kl
Moderate 29.67 ± 0.88 hi 28.33 ± 0.8 8 ij 29.67 ± 0.88 hi 30.00 ± 1.15 hi 26.00 ± 1.15 jkl 31.00 ± 0.58 gh 33.33 ± 0.88 efg 27.00 ± 0.58 jk 23.33 ± 0.88 lm 32.00 ± 1.15 fgh
Severe 34.67 ± 0.88 cde 33.67 ± 0.88 def 35.00 ± 0.58 cde 37.67 ± 0.88 b 31.33 ± 0.88 fgh 36.00 ± 0.58 bcd 37.00 ± 0.58 bc 31.67 ± 0.88 fgh 28.33 ± 0.88 ij 43.67 ± 0.88 a

Means followed by a similar letter within a column for each parameter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level of probability by Duncan's Multiple-Range Test.