Table 4 ANOVA on biochemical traits in response to drought stress in marigold.

From: Drought stress effects on pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) revealed by REML and BLUEs analysis

Sources of

variation

df

Mean squares

POD

SOD

MDA

CAT

Car

Ca

Cb

TC

APX

Irrigation

treatment

2

0.27**

20926.1***

3245.9***

0.65***

0.81***

7.5***

4.6*

23.8**

6.04*

Error

12

0.03

1292.4

225

0.04

0.04

0.5

1

2.7

1.3

CV (%)

 

28.8

27

23.6

27.8

16.5

14.3

21.7

17.3

26.6

  1. ns, *, ** and ***: non-significant and significant at the probability level of 5%, 1% and 0.1%, respectively. MDA: Malondialdehyde, POD: Peroxidase, Ca: Chlorophyll a, Cb: Chlorophyll b, TC: Total Chlorophyll, Car: Carotenoids, APX: Ascorbate peroxidase, SOD: Superoxide dismutase, CAT: Catalase.
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