Table 1.
Comparisfectrophotometer and microplate assays for peroxidase (POD) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) of Solanum lycopersicum plants. By not pooling tissue samples, we are able to decrease replicate experimental error
| Assay | Experimental meana | Experimental SEb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre‐herbivory | Post‐herbivory | Pre‐herbivory | Post‐herbivory | |
| POD spectrophotometer | 1.17 | 46.8 | 68.14% | 34.85% |
| POD microplate | 6.31 | 256.47 | 3.34% | 1.97% |
| PPO spectrophotometer | 0.79 | 34.64 | 26.88% | 26.74% |
| PPO microplate | 1.98 | 122.26 | 14.6% | 10.15% |
a
Values expressed as absorbance per gram fresh weight.
b
Values expressed as percentage of mean.