Table 2 SOD, CAT, APX and GR activity accompanying by endogenous H2O2 accumulation during rose flowers development from bud opening to petal senescence.
Flower development stages | SOD activity (U kg−1) | CAT activity (U kg−1) | APX activity (U kg−1) | GR activity (U kg−1) | H2O2 accumulation (μmol kg−1 FW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 35.29 ± 2.37 d | 88.18 ± 5.14 b | 18.97 ± 1.30 c | 12.36 ± 1.01 c | 15.60 ± 0.84 c |
Stage 2 | 43.36 ± 3.35 d | 115.50 ± 7.79 a | 22.47 ± 1.62 c | 17.87 ± 1.85 c | 19.71 ± 2.09 c |
Stage 3 | 69.42 ± 5.37 c | 128.74 ± 6.03 a | 48.73 ± 4.23 b | 38.34 ± 3.45 a | 22.80 ± 1.93 c |
Stage 4 | 128.74 ± 5.73 a | 113.33 ± 7.37 a | 69.83 ± 5.64 a | 44.99 ± 2.90 a | 36.04 ± 2.41 b |
Stage 5 | 94.48 ± 3.59 b | 78.51 ± 3.80 b | 42.87 ± 4.38 b | 29.20 ± 3.30 b | 86.29 ± 4.59 a |
Stage 6 | 46.82 ± 3.76 d | 50.18 ± 2.77 c | 28.70 ± 3.14 c | 17.53 ± 0.94 c | 89.01 ± 4.46 a |
Significant | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
CV | 10.42 | 10.44 | 16.69 | 16.01 | 11.74 |
LSD (P < 0.05) | 12.92 | 17.78 | 11.46 | 7.61 | 9.38 |