Table 2.
Mean squares of the combined analyses of variance for the parameters studied in the nine barley cultivars.
| Source | Df | SDW | RWC | EL | SPAD | Proline | H2O2 | MDA | TSS | Proteins | CAT | APX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivar (C) | 8 | 0.63*** | 28.39*** | 211.47*** | 34.73*** | 36.04*** | 4.64*** | 80.33*** | 82.09*** | 1.65*** | 0.027*** | 4.04*** |
| Treatment (T) | 1 | 16.22*** | 201.28*** | 380.17*** | 532.04*** | 148.12*** | 7.89*** | 359.62*** | 49.03*** | 1.05*** | 0.068*** | 9.95*** |
| Replicates | 2 | 0.02 | 1.81 | 7.86 | 6.64 | 4.03 | 0.33 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 0.03 | 0.003 | 0.15 |
| C*T | 8 | 0.25*** | 13.41*** | 143.07*** | 15.92*** | 22.90*** | 1.76*** | 77.13*** | 3.43*** | 2.02*** | 0.004*** | 1.95*** |
| Error | 34 | 0.02 | 3.61 | 8.31 | 3.22 | 3.45 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.96 | 0.11 | 0.001 | 0.17 |
| Total | 53 |
Df: Degree of freedom. *: significant at 0.05. **: significant at 0.01. ***: significant at 0.005. SDW: Shoot dry weight. RWC: Relative water content. EL: Electrolytes leakage. MDA: Malondialdehyde. TSS: Total soluble sugars. CAT: Catalase activity. APX: Ascorbate peroxidase activity.