Mitigation effect of alpha-tocopherol and thermo-priming in Brassica napus L. under induced mercuric chloride stress

Table 4 Analysis of variance of the measured traits under mercuric chloride stress

Trait	Source of variation	SS	Df	MS	F	p
Chl "a"	Treatment	0.230	1	0.23	2.163	0.151
Chl "a"	Error	3.293	31	0.106	–	–
Chl "b"	Treatment	0.210	1	0.21	4.125	0.051
Chl "b"	Error	1.581	31	0.051	–	–
Chl a/b ratio	Treatment	0.050	1	0.05	0.136	0.715
Chl a/b ratio	Error	11.417	31	0.368	–	–
TCC	Treatment	0.880	1	0.88	6.034	0.02
TCC	Error	4.521	31	0.146	–	–
CC	Treatment	0.745	1	0.745	32.826	0
CC	Error	0.704	31	0.023	–	–
SSC	Treatment	0.169	1	0.169	2.218	0.147
SSC	Error	2.358	31	0.076	–	–
SPC	Treatment	1.265	1	1.265	12.781	0.001
SPC	Error	3.069	31	0.099	–	–
TPC	Treatment	0.526	1	0.526	11.099	0.002
TPC	Error	1.47	31	0.047	–	–
POD	Treatment	0.034	1	0.034	3.58	0.068
POD	Error	0.298	31	0.01	–	–
SOD	Treatment	0.087	1	0.087	3.583	0.068
SOD	Error	0.753	31	0.024	–	–
CAT	Treatment	0.049	1	0.049	10.971	0.002
CAT	Error	0.14	31	0.005	–	–
APX	Treatment	1.004	1	1.004	53.864	0
APX	Error	0.578	31	0.019	–	–
MDA	Treatment	0.22	1	0.22	0.007	0.932
MDA	Error	0.177	31	0.006

^*Chl “a” Chlorophyll “a”, Chl “b” Chlorophyll “b”, Chl a/b ratio Chlorophyll a/b ratio, TCC Total chlorophyll content, CC Carotenoid content, SSC Soluble sugar content, SPC Soluble protein content, TPC Total proline content, POD Peroxidase, SOD Superoxide dismutase, CAT Catalase, APX Ascorbate peroxidase, MDA Malondialdehyde

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