Growth promotion and disease resistance induced in Anthurium colonized by the beneficial root endophyte Piriformospora indica

Table 3 Estimation of soluble protein and antioxidative enzymes of Anthurium after P. indica colonization from tissue culture to greenhouse

Days after transfer	Treatment	Soluble protein (μg ⁻¹ FW)	SOD (U g⁻¹ FW)	POD (U g⁻¹ FW)	CAT(U·g⁻¹ FW)
30	- P. indica	25.1 ± 0.4^b	87.7 ± 2.6^b	160.7 ± 9.5^b	106.3 ± 0.3^b
30	+ P. indica	37.1 ± 0.3^a	101.7 ± 2.4^a	198.7 ± 3.1^a	136.5 ± 1.6^a
45	- P. indica	28.5 ± 0.4^b	98.7 ± 2.5^b	172.6 ± 16.0^b	113.5 ± 0.4^b
45	+ P. indica	41.7 ± 0.3^a	115.3 ± 6.9^a	208.7 ± 7.7^a	140.2 ± 0.6^a
60	- P. indica	30.5 ± 0.3^b	102.0 ± 1.4^b	174.2 ± 9.2^b	116.8 ± 2.2^b
60	+ P. indica	43.5 ± 1.8^a	116.9 ± 1.5^a	211.7 ± 11.0^a	145.5 ± 1.8^a

Data are based on 3 independent experiments. The errors are SDs. Values in a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 according to the Duncan’s multiple range test
Significant differences (p<0.05) are indicated in different letters (a, b)

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