To explore the relationship between activities of protective enzymes and sex expression of cucumber(Cucumis sativus)plants,the activities of peroxidase(POD), catalase(CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in gynoecious plants and monoecious plants were determined.The results show that the activities of POD in the shoot tips of gynoecious plants are higher than those in monoecious plants;the activities of CAT and SOD in the shoot tips of gynoecious plants are lower than those in monoecious plants.In the leaves, the activities of protec...