Table 2.
Treatment | NR activity [µ mole (NO2) g−1 (FM) s−1] | CA activity [mole (CO2) kg−1 (FM) s−1] | ||
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Kosi | Kushal | Kosi | Kushal | |
Control | 0.13 ± 0.03bc | 0.15 ± 0.04C | 4.40 ± 0.21c | 4.70 ± 0.35CD |
GA3 [10−6] | 0.15 ± 0.09bc | 0.16 ± 0.05BC | 6.40 ± 0.53b | 6.92 ± 0.69B |
TRIA [10−6] | 0.12 ± 0.02bc | 0.14 ± 0.03C | 5.99 ± 0.61b | 6.60 ± 0.85B |
SA [10−6] | 0.26 ± 0.01a | 0.30 ± 0.02A | 8.82 ± 0.43a | 9.02 ± 0.50A |
Cd [50 µM] | 0.08 ± 0.75c | 0.11 ± 0.01C | 3.93 ± 0.77c | 4.12 ± 0.74D |
Cd + GA3 | 0.12 ± 0.86bc | 0.17 ± 0.03BC | 4.19 ± 0.29c | 4.34 ± 0.49CD |
Cd + TRIA | 0.14 ± 0.39bc | 0.14 ± 0.02C | 4.03 ± 0.39c | 4.13 ± 0.38D |
Cd + SA | 0.20 ± 0.81ab | 0.27 ± 0.04AB | 6.02 ± 0.61b | 6.20 ± 0.73BC |
Data are presented as treatment mean ± SE (n = 5). Data followed by the same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at P ≤ 0.05. Capital letters indicate a significant difference between Kushal and small letters of Kosi cultivars respectively