Table 3.
Effect of water stress and foliar spray with methyl jasmonate on cell wall composition and peroxidase activity in shoots of soybean genotypes
| Genotypes | Treatment | Lignin % | Cellulose % | Peroxidase Units g−1 FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giza 22 | Control | 4.83f† | 46.2d | 26.6e |
| MeJA | 5.93a | 50.5b | 34.9a | |
| Drought | 5.21d | 50.2b | 29.6c | |
| Drought + jasmonic | 5.61b | 60.5a | 31.0b | |
| Giza 35 | Control | 4.42g | 32.2g | 27.0e |
| MeJA | 5.16d | 44.7d | 29.6c | |
| Drought | 4.99e | 42.6e | 28.8d | |
| Drought + jasmonic | 5.33c | 48.2c | 29.7c |
†Mean values (n = 3) in the same column for each trait followed by a different lower-case letter are significantly different according to Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at P ≤ 0.05