Table 1.

Effect of deep-sowing on physiological changes in maize embryos.

Treatments	SOD (U/g FW)	CAT (U/g FW)	POD (U/g FW)	MDA (μmol/L)	Pro (μg/g FW)	α-Amylase (mg/(g·min))
UG	128.83 ± 0.61 c a	6.00 ± 0.06 c	62.5 ± 12.5 c	0.16 ± 0.01 c	5.63 ± 0.03 b	10.54 ± 0.75 c
NS	155.69 ± 3.34 b	8.94 ± 0.25 b	125.1 ± 10.1 b	0.19 ± 0.01 b	5.89 ± 0.01 b	54.84 ± 2.43 b
DS	201.50 ± 0.60 a	15.56 ± 0.06 a	225.2 ± 25 a	0.36 ± 0.02 a	13.59 ± 0.11 a	103.71 ± 5.49 a

^a Means with standard deviations not followed by the same lower-case letter significantly differ by LSD test at a 5% level of significance.