“…For inoculated +Ni plants, CHI activity significantly increased by 33%, 32%, 69%, and 117% at 4, 8, 12, and 16 dai, respectively, compared to noninoculated +Ni plants (Figure 12a,b). The GLU (224%, 750%, 1033%, and 1135%), POX (73%, 541%, 1210%, and 1216%), PPO (35%, 46%, 125%, and 145%), and PAL (132%, 119%, 244%, and 722%) activities significantly in- control of foliar fungal diseases in some commercial crops (Barcelos et al, 2018;Einhardt et al, 2020aEinhardt et al, , 2020bWood et al, 2012). In the present study, the physiological and biochemical aspects of maize plants sprayed with Ni and infected by E. turcicum were investigated in detail to shed light on the role of this micronutrient in the potentiation of maize resistance against NCLB.…”