highly significantP < 0.01
ANOVA and Duncan’s test were conducted for variance analysis ( P < 0.05 was considered significant and P < 0.01 was considered highly significant), and graphs were generated using GraphPad Prism 7.0.
ANOVA and Duncan’s test were conducted for variance analysis ( P < 0.05 was considered significant and P < 0.01 was considered highly significant), and graphs were generated using GraphPad Prism 7.0.
At 20 d of stress, root vitality showed an increasing trend, but it remained lower than that at 0 d of stress.
By day 30, with the increase in stress intensity, CAT activity showed a trend of sharply increasing followed by inhibition: compared to the CK, CAT activity in the N1, N2, N3, and N4 groups increased by 93.30%, 498.04% (peak), 259.22%, and 4.75%, respectively.
Compared to CK, the total nitrogen content in plants generally showed a decreasing trend with the increase in stress intensity on days 10, 20, and 30.