Fig. 3

The effects of fluridone (ABA synthesis inhibitor) and 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP; GABA synthesis inhibitor) on the antioxidant enzyme activities and related genes expression levels of the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds under salt stress. A Superoxide dismutase (SOD), C peroxidase (POD), and E catalase (CAT) activities of the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds after 24 h of salt stress. The expression levels of B GhSODCC, D GhPOD5, and F GhCAT1 in the W- and MC-primed seeds after 12 h of salt stress. WCK: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand without NaCl; WS: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl; MCS: MC-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl. The bars represent means ± SE of three replicate samples