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Changes in the activities of peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase in rice in response to infection by Rhizoctonia solani were studied. A significant increase in peroxidase activity was observed in R. solani-inoculated rice leaf sheaths 1 day after inoculation and the maximum enzyme activity was recorded 3 days after inoculation at which period a 3-fold increase in peroxidase activity was observed compared to the untreated control. Three peroxidase isozymes viz., PO-4, PO-5 and PO-6 were induced in rice upon infection by R. solani. Ascorbate peroxidase and catalase activities significantly increased 1–2 days after inoculation and the maximum enzyme activities were recorded 5 days after inoculation. Superoxide dismutase activity increased significantly 2 days after inoculation and increased progressively, reaching four times the control value at 7 days after inoculation.
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Paranidharan, V., Palaniswami, A., Vidhyasekaran, P. et al. Induction of enzymatic scavengers of active oxygen species in rice in response to infection by Rhizoctonia solani . Acta Physiol Plant 25, 91–96 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-003-0041-0
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