TABLE 6.

Effect of MT application on anti-oxidant defence system under different stress conditions.

Plant species	Stress conditions	MT application	Effect on anti-oxidant	References
Salt stress
Cotton	100 mM	200 μM	↑ APX and POD	Zhang et al., 2021c
Cotton	150 mM	200 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, and SOD	Jiang et al., 2020
Maize	150 mM	20 μM	↑ APX, GR, GPX, POD, and SOD	Chen et al., 2018
Drought stress
Maize	40% field capacity	150 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, and SOD	Ahmad et al., 2021
Rice	Irrigation was withhold	100 μM	↑ APX, GPX, and POD	Silalert and Pattanagul, 2021
Rapeseed	35–40% field capacity		↑ AsA, APX, CAT, GSH, POD, and SOD	Khan et al., 2020b
Cold stress
Tea	4°C	100 μM	↑ APX, AsA, CAT, GSH, POD, and SOD	Li et al., 2019
Rice	12°C	150 μM	↑ CAT, GSH, and SOD	Han et al., 2017
Cucumber	10°C	500 μM	↑ CAT, GR, POD, and SOD	Marta et al., 2016
Heat stress
Soybean	42°C	100 μM	↑ AsA, CAT, and SOD	Imran et al., 2021b
Wheat	40°C	100 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, and SOD	Buttar et al., 2020
Tomato	42°C	100 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, GR, and MDHAR	Jahan et al., 2019
Metal stress
Strawberry	Cd 300 mM	200 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, and SOD	Wu et al., 2021a
Tea	As 25 μM	100 μM	↑ APX, CAT, POD, and SOD	Li et al., 2021b
Bermuda grass	Pb 2000 mg kg–1	100 μM	↑ AsA, APX, CAT, GT, POD, and SOD	Xie et al., 2018