Table 1 CAT and POX activity and H₂O₂ concentration in the treated seed with SiO₂ NPs

24.77 ± 0.29^l

0.044 ± 0.0003^g

4.22 ± 0.09^e

27.74 ± 0.30^k

0.045 ± 0.0004^fg

4.36 ± 0.04^de

29.82 ± 1.58^ij

0.046 ± 0.0010^fg

4.36 ± 0.07^de

30.38 ± 0.37^g−j

0.049 ± 0.0004^d−f

4.24 ± 0.05^e

31.61 ± 0.18^d−g

0.050 ± 0.0007^de

4.42 ± 0.03^de

31.20 ± 0.79^f−i

0.050 ± 0.0009^de

4.63 ± 0.01^a−c

30.24 ± 0.24^g−j

0.052 ± 0.0005^cd

4.70 ± 0.02^a

29.88 ± 0.15^ij

0.047 ± 0.0006^e−g

3.1 ± 0.04ⁱ

31.45 ± 0.49^e−h

0.056 ± 0.0039^a

3.46 ± 0.04 ^h

32.41 ± 0.54^c−f

0.058 ± 0.0007^a

3.68 ± 0.10 ^fg

33.09 ± 0.25^cd

0.057 ± 0.0030^a

3.87 ± 0.18^f

32.81 ± 0.46^c−e

0.056 ± 0.0005^ab

4.53 ± 0.06^b−d

31.72 ± 0.39^d−g

0.055 ± 0.0004^a−c

4.69 ± 0.02^ab

29.29 ± 0.37^j

0.052 ± 0.0012^b−d

3.50 ± 0.05^gh

29.93 ± 0.37^h−j

0.055 ± 0.0004^ab

3.62 ± 0.06^gh

36.15 ± 0.29^a

0.057 ± 0.0003^a

3.67 ± 0.10 ^fg

34.66 ± 0.21^ab

0.057 ± 0.0003^a

4.48 ± 0.04 ^cd

33.25 ± 0.23^bc

0.056 ± 0.0003^a

4.55 ± 0.04^b−d

32.90 ± 0.65^c−e

0.051 ± 0.0005^d

4.65 ± 0.04^a−c