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Botanical Studies

Table 3 Effect of the inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense, Pseudomonas geniculata individually or co-inoculation on Antioxidant enzymes activity (U g−1 FW) (A) Superoxide dismutase (SOD); (B) Peroxidase (POD) and (C) Ascorbate-peroxidase of flax plants (Linum usitatissimum) grown in saline soil

From: Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense and/or Pseudomonas geniculata reinforces flax (Linum usitatissimum) growth by improving physiological activities under saline soil conditions

Treatment

SOD

POD

APX

Saline soil control

6 ± 0.50b

5.4 ± 0.83b

6.8 ± 0.67b

A. brasilense

9 ± 1.00ab

9.25 ± 0.80a

9.65 ± 0.55a

P. geniculata

13.5 ± 1.00a

9.6 ± 0.15a

10.15 ± 0.30a

Mixture

6.5 ± 0.76b

6.55 ± 0.35b

8.05 ± 0.13ab

  1. Bars show means of three independent replications (n = 3) ± standard error. Different letters indicate significant difference among means according to LSD test at p < 0.05. FW fresh weight
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