Table 2.
Year | Irrigation Regime | Brassinolides Concentration | CAT †
Unit mg Protein−1 Min−1 |
POD Unit mg Protein−1 Min−1 |
SOD Unit mg Protein−1 Min−1 |
PPO μmol Min−1 |
H2O2
mmol g−1 FW |
Pro μmol g−1 FW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | Full watering | 0 | 1.47 o ‡ | 4.94 h | 1.76 i | 0.947 fg | 125.03 hi | 1.84 o |
0.5 | 3.21 i | 4.54 j | 1.99 h | 0.793 hi | 120.3 j | 2.89 l | ||
1 | 2.72 jk | 3.84 l | 2.23 g | 0.667 ij | 120.95 j | 2.84 l | ||
1.5 | 1.75 n | 3.73 lm | 1.83 i | 0.603 jk | 124.99 hi | 2.46 m | ||
Watering until flowering | 0 | 3.63 h | 5.79 f | 2.92 e | 0.86 gh | 154.61 c | 3.48 jk | |
0.5 | 3.9 g | 6.44 d | 2.87 e | 1.54 c | 152.61 d | 3.85 i | ||
1 | 4.25 e | 6.19 e | 2.73 f | 1.25 d | 150.49 ef | 4.01 hi | ||
1.5 | 4.12 ef | 5.88 f | 2.7 f | 0.993 fg | 153.05 cd | 3.98 hi | ||
Watering until branching | 0 | 5.48 d | 6.18 e | 3.4 d | 1.14 de | 169.03 a | 6.67 cd | |
0.5 | 5.87 c | 7.32 a | 4.17 a | 2.13 a | 168.17 a | 7.37 a | ||
1 | 6.58 b | 7.15 b | 3.83 b | 1.74 b | 167.47 a | 7.1 ab | ||
1.5 | 7.34 a | 6.86 c | 3.6 c | 1.57 c | 167.83 a | 6.47 de | ||
Year 2 | Full watering | 0 | 2 m | 3.62 mn | 1.58 jk | 0.28 m | 120.55 j | 1.78 o |
0.5 | 2.38 l | 3.51 n | 1.33 l | 0.347 m | 117.74 k | 1.95 o | ||
1 | 2.41 l | 2.87 o | 0.93 no | 0.417 lm | 116.04 l | 2.21 mn | ||
1.5 | 2.35 l | 1.88 q | 0.89 no | 0.273 m | 120.6 j | 1.84 o | ||
Watering until flowering | 0 | 2.77 jk | 4.88 h | 1.52 k | 0.58 jk | 126.64 gh | 3.24 k | |
0.5 | 2.91 j | 4.73 i | 1.09 m | 0.5 kl | 127.21 g | 3.74 ij | ||
1 | 2.78 jk | 4.26 k | 1 mno | 0.41 k−m | 124.62 i | 4.64 g | ||
1.5 | 2.7 k | 3.79 l | 0.88 no | 0.29 m | 125.93 g−i | 4.22 h | ||
Watering until branching | 0 | 3.19 i | 5.64 g | 1.7 ij | 0.49 kl | 156.42 b | 5.8 f | |
0.5 | 3.45 h | 4.22 k | 1.03 mn | 0.68 ij | 149.33 f | 6.85 bc | ||
1 | 4.03 g | 3.59 n | 0.94 no | 0.79 hi | 151.91 de | 7.26 a | ||
1.5 | 3.89 g | 2.57 p | 0.69 p | 1.03 ef | 154.4 c | 6.33 e |
‡ According to Duncan’s multiple ranges test, values followed by the same letter within the columns are not significantly different at a 5% statistical level. † CAT = catalase; POD = peroxidase; SOD = superoxide dismutase; PPO = polyphenol oxidase; H2O2 = hydrogen peroxide; and Pro = proline.