“…Abbreviations -APX, ascorbate peroxidase; CAT, catalase; DAB, 3,3 -diaminobenzidine-HCl; DAS, days after sowing; dwb, dry weight basis; HSD, honestly significant difference; LM, light microscopy; MDA, malondialdehyde; NBT, nitro-blue tetrazolium chloride; NG, normal germination; PCD, programmed cell death; POX, guaiacol peroxidase; RH, relative humidity; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TEM, transmission electron microscopy; TG, total germination. Additionally, Maroder et al (2000) and Roqueiro et al (2010Roqueiro et al ( , 2012 add three species, i.e. S. alba L., S. matsudana Koidz.…”