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Influence of Sulfur Induced Stress on Oxidative Status and Antioxidative Machinery in Leaves of Allium cepa L.

Table 1

Effect of variable sulfur supply on plant height, biomass and tissue sulfur concentration in leaves of onion plants (Allium cepa L. var. Nasik-53) at 35 and 58 days after treatment.


Days after treatment	Plant parts	mM S L⁻¹ supply
Days after treatment	Plant parts	1.0	4.0	8.0

Plant height: cm
35		15.89 ± 1.101^b	18.33 ± 1.208^a	13.24 ± 1.015^b
58		26.37 ± 2.203^b	30.75 ± 2.031^a	26.89 ± 2.011^b

Biomass: g plant⁻¹
35	Leaves	0.072 ± 0.008^b	0.089 ± 0.004^a	0.064 ± 0.004^b
58	Leaves	0.137 ± 0.011^b	0.153 ± 0.013^a	0.116 ± 0.018^c

Sulfur: % dry weight
35	Leaves	0.104 ± 0.012^a	0.212 ± 0.010^b	0.378 ± 0.015^c
58	Leaves	0.232 ± 0.026^a	0.442 ± 0.029^b	0.502 ± 0.038^c

Values are mean ± SE, . Data with different superscript letters in the same row indicate a significant difference at .