TABLE 2.

Phosphite mitigates pathogen stress-induced oxidative damage by changes in different antioxidant enzyme activities in several plant species.

Plant species	Diseases	Causal agent	Method application of	Antioxidant activity	References
Avena sativa L.	White mold	Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	Foliar application	CHI ↑ GLU ↓ PPO ↓ SOD ↑ APX ↑	Fagundes-Nacarath et al. (2018)
Common bean	Without inoculation	Normal condition	Root application	CAT ↑ POD ↑	Ávila et al. (2013)
Cucumis sativus L.	Damping off	Pythium ultimum var.	Foliar spray	SOD ↑ POD ↑ CAT ↑	Mofidnakhaei et al. (2016)
Cucumis sativus L.	Downy mildew	Pseudoperonospora cubensis	Foliar spray	CHI ↑ GLU ↑ PPO ↓	Ramezani et al. (2018)
Glycine max L.	White mold	Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	Foliar spray	CHI ↑ GLU ↑ SOD ↓ POD ↓ CAT ↑ PAL ↑	Novaes et al. (2019)
Malus pumila	Apple scab	Venturia inaequalis	Foliar spray	POD ↑ GLU ↓	Felipini et al. (2016)
Solanum tuberosum L.	Late blight	Phytophthora infestans	Foliar application	SOD ↑ POD ↑ CAT ↑ APX ↑	Mohammadi et al. (2020)