Table 1 Comparative analysis of different antioxidant enzymes and ascorbate content in 14 days old seedlings of different rice cultivars

0.0243 ± 0.0023^d

19.85 ± 0.563^b

0.486 ± 0.012^a

51.16 ± 1.65^b

3.58 ± 0.045^b

1.02 ± 0.016^b

1.76 ± 0.068^b

0.0387 ± 0.0021^c

18.55 ± 0.518^b

0.581 ± 0.003^a

51.80 ± 0.40^b

4.12 ± 0.112^b

1.05 ± 0.014^b

1.60 ± 0.063^b

0.0661 ± 0.0033^b

26.21 ± 0.301^a

0.277 ± 0.190^b

68.41 ± 3.45^a

5.98 ± 0.276^a

1.43 ± 0.05^a

2.24 ± 0.060^a

0.0866 ± 0.0008^a

26.13 ± 0.230^a

0.397 ± 0.013^b

75.51 ± 1.68^a

5.91 ± 0.072^a

1.49 ± 0.05^a

2.28 ± 0.075^a