Pb treatment
(mg kg-1)
CAT
U g-1 min-1
SOD
U g-1 FW
POD
U mg-1 min-1
0 Control 2.63 ± 0.13b 80.70 ± 5.72a 113.25 ± 7.11c
Act12 3.14 ± 0.14c 85.70 ± 4.41b 146.02 ± 5.38d
⊿Ctrl (%) 19.3* 6.2 16.8*
200 Control 2.48 ± 0.23b 95.69 ± 4.17b 107.35 ± 3.72c
Act12 2.57 ± 0.22ab 104.22 ± 2.92c 113.25 ± 7.05b
⊿Ctrl (%) 3.6 8.9* 5.5
300 Control 2.33 ± 0.19b 107.35 ± 5.72c 94.22 ± 1.86b
Act12 2.77 ± 0.12b 113.82 ± 4.64a 115.69 ± 8.65b
⊿Ctrl (%) 19.0* 6.0 22.8*
500 Control 1.55 ± 0.24a 135.05 ± 6.62d 67.70 ± 3.52a
Act12 2.52 ± 0.10ab 176.02 ± 6.63d 131.49 ± 7.70c
⊿Ctrl (%) 62.4* 30.3* 94.2*
1,000 Control 1.38 ± 0.25a 71.49 ± 5.40a 62.67 ± 2.34a
Act12 2.35 ± 0.21a 113.25 ± 7.11c 89.82 ± 4.87a
⊿Ctrl (%) 70.3* 58.4* 43.3*
Table 1: Leaf antioxidant enzyme activity (catalase activity, CAT; superoxide dismutase, SOD; peroxidase activity, POD.) of perennial ryegrass in Pb-treated soil inoculated with or without Streptomyces pactum Act12 (means ± SD, n = 3).