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Table 2 Relative leaf water content, leaf water potential and activity of antioxidant enzymes in leaves of Andrographis paniculata at 140 DAT

From: Effect of genotypes and foliar spray of methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid on andrographolide yield in Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees. under semi-arid climate

Morphotype

Treatment

RWC (%)

LWP (MPa)

SOD U

GPOX uM/min/g

CAT µM/min/g

APX uM/min/g

AP13

C

92.3

ab

− 0.61

a

37.8

ijk

27.6

e

36.0

ghijk

132

lm

C + MeJ

92.4

ab

− 0.57

a

42.3

ghi

55.0

abcd

36.0

ghijk

149

ijkl

C + SA

92.2

ab

− 0.53

a

42.1

ghij

54.3

abcd

43.4

ghi

178

cdefg

S

80.9

e

− 1.36

ef

51.8

bcde

72.0

a

81.5

ab

191

abcde

S + MeJ

81.1

e

− 1.39

f

59.1

a

68.4

a

84.0

a

215

a

S + SA

80.9

e

− 1.27

def

59.8

a

59.3

abc

78.3

abcd

205

ab

AP18

C

93.0

a

− 0.52

a

29.7

lm

21.2

e

34.8

hijk

108

mn

C + MeJ

92.8

a

− 0.52

a

35.3

jkl

39.8

cde

40.1

ghijk

147

jkl

C + SA

92.8

a

− 0.56

a

34.1

kl

37.5

de

41.3

ghijk

147

jkl

S

81.9

de

− 1.17

bcd

49.4

def

54.6

abcd

47.5

g

167

defghij

S + MeJ

81.5

de

− 1.23

cdef

49.5

def

60.7

abc

60.3

f

169

defghij

S + SA

81.9

de

− 1.07

b

53.7

abcd

58.0

abcd

67.8

def

159

ghijk

AP2

C

92.2

ab

− 0.49

a

25.3

m

24.7

e

32.0

ijk

103

n

C + MeJ

93.4

a

− 0.59

a

38.8

hijk

60.1

abc

38.3

ghijk

160

fghij

C + SA

93.1

a

− 0.57

a

41.0

ghij

61.6

ab

42.2

ghij

114

mn

S

82.4

d

− 1.15

bcd

55.3

abcd

73.6

a

61.8

ef

177

cdefgh

S + MeJ

80.7

e

− 1.23

cdef

49.9

def

60.3

abc

80.3

abc

193

abcd

S + SA

81.2

de

− 1.20

bcde

56.0

abcd

28.8

e

59.8

f

207

ab

AP24

C

92.3

ab

− 0.54

a

24.4

m

37.8

de

29.4

k

112

mn

C + MeJ

91.4

b

− 0.54

a

36.4

ijk

40.8

bcde

30.5

jk

134

klm

C + SA

92.3

ab

− 0.56

a

35.5

ijkl

57.7

abcd

41.2

ghijk

131

lmn

S

81.9

de

− 1.23

cdef

39.1

hijk

74.0

a

38.7

ghijk

176

defghi

S + MeJ

81.4

de

− 1.28

def

46.5

efg

71.7

a

45.7

gh

181

bcdefg

S + SA

80.8

e

− 1.24

cdef

51.5

cdef

66.9

a

71.6

bcde

203

abc

AP35

C

92.9

a

− 0.53

a

41.6

ghij

40.2

cde

34.6

hijk

150

hijkl

C + MeJ

92.9

a

− 0.52

a

44.9

fgh

62.1

a

35.9

ghijk

165

efghij

C + SA

92.3

ab

− 0.51

a

41.2

ghij

60.1

abc

41.6

ghijk

168

defghij

S

81.9

de

− 1.28

def

58.3

ab

64.0

a

69.5

cdef

187

bcdef

S + MeJ

81.8

de

− 1.06

b

57.4

abc

68.5

a

82.5

ab

186

bcdefg

S + SA

83.6

c

− 1.08

bc

50.1

def

66.5

a

79.4

abc

159

ghijk

  1. C Control, S Stressed, MeJ Methyl jasmonate, SA Salicylic acid, RWC Relative leaf water content, LWP Leaf water potential, SOD Superoxide dismutase, GPOX-guaiacol peroxidase, CAT-catalase and APX-ascorbate peroxiadase, means with the same letter in the columns do not showing significantly different (P = 0.05)—(Duncan Multiple Range Test)