Table 3 Effect of salicylic acid (SA) and A. brasilense on catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase, (APX), peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) of mung bean plant under Cromium (Cr) toxicity

T₁ = Control

1.32 a

4.52 a

0.82 a

4.01 a

T₂ = Cr@200 mg/kg soil

0.93 e

3.32 e

0.47 e

3.61 e

T₃= Cr@200 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

1.09 c

3.90 c

0.64 c

3.76 c

T₄ = Cr@200 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

0.97 d

3.60 d

0.58 d

3.68 d

T₅= Cr@200 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

1.21 b

4.20 b

0.71 b

3.81 b

T₆= Cr@300 mg/kg soil

0.82 i

2.21 i

0.21 i

3.23 i

T₇= Cr@300 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

0.87 g

2.80 g

0.31 g

3.43 g

T₈ = Cr@300 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

0.84 h

2.50 h

0.26 h

3.31 h

T₉= Cr@300 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

0.92 f

3.07 f

0.39 f

3.51 f

T₁₀= Cr@400 mg/kg soil

0.68 m

1.22 m

0.08 m

2.62 m

T₁₁= Cr@400 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

0.76 k

1.80 k

0.14 k

2.94 k

T₁₂ = Cr@400 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

0.72 l

1.51 l

0.11 l

2.75 l

T₁₃= Cr@400 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

0.79 j

2.07 j

0.18 j

3.10 j