Table 6 Effect of SPM on peroxidase activity (µmol min−1 g−1) in water deprived sweet corn genotypes (n = 3). Different small letters indicate significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) among the treatments of each genotype, and different capital letters indicate significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) among genotypes within each treatment.

From: Spermine driven water deficit tolerance in early growth phases of sweet corn genotypes under hydroponic cultivation

Trait

(µmol min−1 g−1)

Treatments

Genotypes

Peroxidase

 

Dessert

Messenger

Tyson

Royalty

 

Control

10.83aB

8.33aA

21.39bC

25.01cD

 

SPM

21.75dB

19.57cC

9.50eD

27.16dA

 

8% PEG

10.92aC

17.60cA

15.82cB

16.28aAB

 

12% PEG

14.61bC

13.46bC

29.64aA

20.95bB

 

8% PEG + SPM

22.28dB

25.94eA

12.78dC

20.92bB

 

12% PEG + SPM

19.62cB

22.69dAB

9.48eC

24.88cA