highly significantP < 0.05
Also in root and shoot after treatments, as mentioned in section “Statistical Analysis”, antioxidant enzymes such as PAL (12.1 μmol trans-cinnamic acid min g –1 fresh weight, 22.1 μmol trans-cinnamic acid min g –1 fresh weight), APx (550.2 unit g –1 fresh weight, 1050.16 unit g –1 fresh weight), POx (900.2, 1800.2), H 2 O 2 (2.9 mmol mg –1 protein, 7.1 mmol mg –1 protein) SOD (419.9 unit g –1 fresh weight., 619.8 unit g –1 fresh weight.), CAT (819.9 unit g –1 fresh weight., 1219.8 unit g –1 fresh weight.), and Chitinase (10.2 nKat g –1 , 21.4 nKat g –1 ) were found to be highly significant i.e., P < 0.05 for surfactin as compared to other treatment.