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

Table 4.

Effect of drought stress on the activity of catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in faba bean genotypes.

Treatments Genotypes
Zafar 1 Zafar 2 Giza Blanka Espan Makamora Shebam 1 Giza 3 C4 C5 G853
CAT Activity (units·mg −1·protein·min −1)
Control 130.3 ± 0.88 r 142.7 ± 1.45 pq 143.0 ± 1.15 pq 143.3 ± 2.60 pq 165.0 ± 1.73 lm 155.0 ± 1.73 no 191.0 ± 2.08 fg 149.7 ± 1.45 nop 180.0 ± 3.61 hi 139.3 ± 0.88 q
Mild 148.7 ± 1.76 op 178.0 ± 1.73 hi 156.0 ± 2.08 n 167.7 ± 3.76 klm 172.3 ± 1.20 jk 171.0 ± 2.08 jk 197.0 ± 2.31 f 181.3 ± 1.86 hi 206.0 ± 3.06 e 154.7 ± 2.60 no
Moderate 164.7 ± 1.76 lm 195.0 ± 1.73 f 163.0 ± 2.08 m 178.0 ± 1.53 hi 182.3 ± 1.45 h 184.0 ± 1.53 h 194.0 ± 5.13 f 209.0 ± 3.21 e 222.7 ± 1.45 cd 163.3 ± 2.03 m
Severe 247.7 ± 1.45 a 204.3 ± 2.33 e 185.3 ± 2.03 gh 216.3 ± 4.10 d 194.0 ± 2.31 f 223.7 ± 2.73 c 220.3 ± 1.20 cd 237.3 ± 2.33 b 242.7 ± 1.76 ab 175.0 ± 1.73 ij
POD Activity (unit·min−1·g−1·FW)
Control 20.50 ± 0.23 kl 20.33 ± 0.32 lm 13.70 ± 0.12 q 16.27 ± 0.27 o 19.83 ± 0.15 lm 11.27 ± 0.27 r 16.43 ± 0.24 o 9.87 ± 0.47 s 21.33 ± 0.23 jk 13.63 ± 0.18 q
Mild 23.10 ± 0.31 hi 23.30 ± 0.31 hi 16.30 ± 0.23 ° 19.50 ± 0.17 m 23.50 ± 0.21 gh 13.90 ± 0.23 q 20.40 ± 0.32 lm 11.93 ± 0.47 r 24.67 ± 0.12 ef 15.70 ± 0.26 op
Moderate 25.37 ± 0.18 e 25.53 ± 0.23 e 19.77 ± 0.47 lm 21.60 ± 0.15 j 26.57 ± 0.18 d 18.50 ± 0.23 n 24.30 ± 0.26 fg 15.30 ± 0.26 p 27.23 ± 0.24 bcd 20.40 ± 0.32 lm
Severe 27.50 ± 0.23 bc 26.67 ± 0.30 cd 24.47 ± 0.85 f 24.33 ± 0.32 fg 28.10 ± 0.12 b 20.53 ± 0.23 kl 26.53 ± 0.23 d 18.30 ± 0.29 n 29.50 ± 0.21 a 22.47 ± 0.20 i
SOD Activity (units·mg−1·protein·min−1)
Control 9.33 ± 0.33 rst 10.00 ± 0.58 qrs 11.00 ± 0.58 pqr 6.00 ± 0.58 v 8.00 ± 0.58 tu 7.00 ± 0.58 uv 8.67 ± 0.33 stu 7.33 ± 0.33 uv 11.33 ± 0.33 pq 14.00 ± 0.58 mn
Mild 15.33 ± 0.67 lm 14.00 ± 0.58 mn 14.67 ± 0.67 lmn 14.00 ± 0.58 mn 12.00 ± 0.58 op 9.67 ± 0.33 qrst 11.33 ± 0.33 pq 13.33 ± 0.33 no 17.67 ± 0.33 ijk 15.67 ± 0.67 lm
Moderate 20.00 ± 0.58 efg 19.00 ± 0.58 ghi 20.00 ± 0.58 efg 18.00 ± 0.58 hij 17.67 ± 0.88 ijk 14.00 ± 0.58 mn 16.00 ± 1.15 kl 16.33 ± 0.33 jkl 21.33 ± 0.88 def 18.67 ± 0.33 ghi
Severe 25.00 ± 0.58 b 24.00 ± 0.58 bc 25.00 ± 0.58 b 22.67 ± 0.88 cd 21.67 ± 0.88 de 24.33 ± 0.33 bc 21.00 ± 0.58 def 19.67 ± 0.33 fgh 28.00 ± 0.58 a 20.33 ± 0.33 efg

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.