Abstract:
Plants possess a number of antioxidants that protect against environtmental stress
(salinity) that effect their growth and productivity. Among of these antioxidants includes
enzymatic antioxidants and non enzymatic antioxidants. The objective of this research
was to determine the effects of different concentrations of NaCl on the ascorbate
peroxidase (APx), catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (POD) specific activities in
Cryptocoryne ciliata. C. ciliata was treated with 0, 25, 50 and l 00 mM NaCl in
Murashige and Skoog solid medium for 28 days.