Table 5.
Effect of water deficit on peptidase and protease activities in cotton boll shells.
| Cultivars | Treatment | Peptidase | Protease | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activities | activities | |||
| (μmol⋅g-1⋅h-1) | (μg⋅g-1⋅h-1) | |||
| SK1 | CK | 1.41e | 33.74f | |
| G4 | 1.97d | 55.74e | ||
| G3 | 2.15c | 70.12d | ||
| G2 | 3.45a | 104.85b | ||
| SK3 | CK | 1.60e | 43.68e | |
| G4 | 2.27c | 84.25c | ||
| G3 | 2.81b | 106.59b | ||
| G2 | 3.48a | 143.12a | ||
| ANOVA | Water deficit | CK | 1.51c | 38.7d |
| G4 | 2.12b | 70.0c | ||
| G3 | 2.48b | 88.4b | ||
| G2 | 3.47a | 124.0a | ||
| F-value | 13.8 | 24.4 | ||
| Cultivars | SK1 | 2.25b | 66.1b | |
| SK3 | 2.54a | 94.4a | ||
| F-value | 19.6 | 42.3 | ||
G1, G2, G3, G4, CK represent 15, 35, 40, 60, and 75% field capacity, respectively. Different small letters in a column indicate significant difference at P < 0.05.