Table 2. Influence of Yeast (C. versatalis) and Bacterial (L. helveticus) elicitors on peroxidase activity (x 10⁶ U L^-1). Each value is the mean ± SE of six replicates.

Dry cell powders (DCPs)

Time of elicitor addition (day)

Culture filtrates

(CFs)

Time of elicitor addition (day)

Treatment
% (w/v)

15

18

20

Treatment
% (v/v)

15

18

20

Control*

2.75 ± 0.05

2.85 ± 0.03

2.80 ± 0.04

Control*

2.75 ± 0.05

2.85 ± 0.03

2.80 ± 0.04

C. versatalis

0.10

9.68 ± 0.33^a

9.63 ± 0.28^a

5.43 ± 0.12^a

1.0

1.25 ± 0.11^a

0.72 ± 0.33^ab

1.18 ± 0.15^a

0.25

8.76 ± 0.16^ab

8.25 ± 0.15^bc

5.03 ± 0.11^ab

2.5

0.77 ± 0.32^ab

1.41 ± 0.12^a

0.49 ± 0.20^ab

0.50

7.32 ± 0.33^c

7.83 ± 0.22^bc

4.92 ± 0.03^ab

5.0

0.36 ± 0.04 ^ab

0.58 ± 0.25^ab

0.62 ± 0.34^ab

L. helveticus

0.10

6.45 ± 0.12^d

8.07 ± 0.21^bc

3.56 ± 0.32^c

1.0

0.53 ± 0.02 ^ab

0.76 ± 0.05^ab

0.67 ± 0.11^ab

0.25

5.35 ± 0.24^e

7.40 ± 0.18^c

3.51 ± 0.41^c

2.5

1.19 ± 0.14^a

0.85 ± 0.11^ab

0.40 ± 0.01^ab

0.50

4.35 ± 0.02^f

6.95 ± 0.41^cd

3.47 ± 0.19^c

5.0

0.68 ± 0.32 ^ab

0.20 ± 0.34^b

0.56 ± 0.30^ab