Research Article

The Role of Antioxidant Enzymes in Adaptive Responses to Sheath Blight Infestation under Different Fertilization Rates and Hill Densities

Table 1

Relationships of lesion length (cm) with activity of peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in 2009 early and late seasons.

SeasonsThree days after inoculationSeven days after inoculation
PODCATSODMDAPODCATSODMDA

Early season nsnsnsns0.78*āˆ’0.86*0.77*0.57*
Late seasonnsnsnsns0.76*āˆ’0.79*0.76*0.52*

Levels of significance indicated: ns, not significant; *significant at .