Table 2.

Spearman’s correlation coefficients among germination, shoot length, hormones and their derivates under control and high voltage electrical discharge (HVED) treatment after the 2nd and 5th day of growth (*, **, ***: significant at 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001 level).

5 DAY
	Variable	Treatment	CA	IAA	BA	pHBA	SA	3,4-dHBA	2,6-dHBA	p-CA	CFA	FA	JA	ABA	PA	dHPA	JA-Le-Ile	GA 4	GA 20	GA 3	GA 1	GA 8	G%	ShL
2 DAY	Treatment		−0.58 ns	0.06 ns	−0.87 *	0.28	0.17 ns	−0.73 *	−0.39 ns	0.51 ns	0.28 ns	0.68 ns	0.88 *	−0.06 ns	0.51 ns	n.d.	0.85 **	n.d.	−0.28 ns	−0.51 ns	0.88 *	−0.28 ns	0.80 ***	0.88 ***
	CA	0.87 **		−0.14 ns	0.36 ns	0.57 ns	0.21 ns	0.43 ns	−0.21 ns	0.46 ns	0.11 ns	−0.20 ns	−0.60 ns	−0.05 ns	−0.25 ns		−0.57 ns		0.04 ns	0.32 ns	−0.37 ns	0.39 ns	−0.44 ns	−0.47 ns
	IAA	−0.25 ns	−0.27 ns		−0.61 ns	−0.33 ns	0.02 ns	−0.19 ns	0.21 ns	−0.12 ns	−0.26 ns	0.71 ns	0.89 *	0.20 ns	0.40 ns		−0.29 ns		−0.26 ns	−0.21 ns	−0.03 ns	0.05 ns	−0.14 ns	0.01 ns
	BA	0.87 **	0.95 ***	0.00 ns		−0.32 ns	−0.54 ns	0.93 **	0.21 ns	−0.46 ns	−0.46 ns	−0.94 **	−0.77 ns	0.23 ns	−0.54 ns		−0.61 ns		0.57 ns	0.57 ns	−0.83 *	0.43 ns	−0.65 ns	−0.67 ns
	pHBA	0.14 ns	0.10 ns	−0.14 ns	0.04 ns		0.45 ns	−0.45 ns	−0.45 ns	0.74 *	0.43 ns	0.60 ns	−0.03 ns	−0.61 ns	0.00 ns		0.48 ns		−0.45 ns	−0.14 ns	0.37 ns	−0.36 ns	0.17 ns	0.06 ns
	SA	0.87 **	0.69 ns	−0.22 ns	0.60 ns	0.23 ns		−0.64 ns	0.26 ns	0.24 ns	0.90 **	0.71 ns	−0.03 ns	−0.60 ns	−0.52 ns		−0.02 ns		−0.69 ns	−0.48 ns	0.20 ns	−0.62 ns	0.10 ns	0.08 ns
	3,4-dHBA	−0.03 ns	0.22 ns	−0.70 *	0.12 ns	0.18 ns	−0.19 ns		−0.07 ns	−0.38 ns	−0.55 ns	−0.8 *	−0.71 ns	0.42 ns	−0.02 ns		−0.55 ns		0.71 *	0.55 ns	−0.60 ns	0.71 *	−0.45 ns	−0.50 ns
	2,6-dHBA	0.76 *	0.67 ns	0.02 ns	0.66 ns	0.05 ns	0.71 ns	−0.31 ns		−0.76 *	0.14 ns	−0.09 ns	−0.49 ns	−0.28 ns	−0.55 ns		−0.52 ns		−0.14 ns	0.17 ns	−0.49 ns	−0.45 ns	−0.41 ns	−0.26 ns
	p-CA	0.69 *	0.70 *	0.29 ns	0.86 *	0.50 ns	0.71 ns	−0.10 ns	0.52 ns		0.31 ns	0.43 ns	0.26 ns	−0.01 ns	0.36 ns		0.45 ns		−0.10 ns	−0.12 ns	0.49 ns	0.17 ns	0.49 ns	0.44 ns
	CFA	0.66 *	0.64 *	−0.21 ns	0.57 ns	0.78 **	0.71 *	0.13 ns	0.60 ns	0.70 *		0.54 ns	−0.09 ns	−0.54 ns	−0.48 ns		0.10 ns		−0.40 ns	−0.33 ns	0.49 ns	−0.48 ns	0.38 ns	0.34 ns
	FA	0.87 *	0.89 *	−0.11 ns	0.94 **	0.14 ns	0.60 ns	0.00 ns	0.49 ns	0.94 *	0.57 ns		0.60 ns	−0.54 ns	0.54 ns		0.54 ns		−0.89 *	−0.37 ns	0.90 *	−0.66 ns	0.62 ns	0.60 ns
	JA	0.87 *	0.99 ***	−0.11 ns	0.93 **	0.20 ns	0.66 ns	0.36 ns	0.70 ns	0.77 ns	0.82 *	0.90 *		0.09 ns	0.94 **		0.94 *		−0.60 ns	−0.77 ns	0.70 ns	−0.26 ns	0.62 ns	0.54 ns
	ABA	0.00 ns	0.30 ns	−0.13 ns	0.14 ns	0.33 ns	0.21 ns	0.10 ns	0.36 ns	0.05 ns	0.42 ns	0.20 ns	0.43 ns		0.29 ns		−0.22 ns		0.59 ns	0.14 ns	−0.26 ns	0.78 *	0.00 ns	0.09 ns
	PA	−0.24 ns	−0.08 ns	0.25 ns	−0.02 ns	−0.04 ns	0.05 ns	0.14 ns	0.05 ns	−0.05 ns	−0.02 ns	−0.36 ns	0.14 ns	0.20 ns			0.43 ns		0.24 ns	0.05 ns	0.71 ns	0.38 ns	0.49 ns	0.50 ns
	dHPA	−0.35 ns	−0.43 ns	0.37 ns	−0.39 ns	−0.17 ns	−0.32 ns	−0.65 ns	−0.12 ns	−0.10 ns	−0.30 ns	−0.14 ns	−0.54 ns	−0.33 ns	−0.62 ns		n.d.		n.d.
	JA-Le_Ile	0.59 ns	0.73 *	−0.35 ns	0.71 *	−0.18 ns	0.74 *	0.03 ns	0.86 **	0.37 ns	0.28 ns	0.54 ns	0.82 *	0.33 ns	−0.09 ns	−0.02 ns			−0.29 ns	−0.43 ns	0.77 ns	−0.36 ns	0.68 ns	0.56 ns
	GA 4	0.38 ns	0.13 ns	−0.52 ns	−0.07 ns	−0.35 ns	0.17 ns	−0.01 ns	0.19 ns	−0.35 ns	−0.09 ns	−0.07 ns	−0.18 ns	−0.33 ns	−0.55 ns	0.17 ns	0.19 ns		n.d.
	GA 20	−0.48 ns	−0.47 ns	0.46 ns	−0.71 ns	−0.35 ns	−0.36 ns	−0.38 ns	−0.02 ns	−0.22 ns	−0.48 ns	−0.43 ns	−0.71 ns	−0.54 ns	0.36 ns	0.34 ns	−0.06 ns	−0.21 ns		0.76 *	0.03 ns	0.81 *	0.10 ns	0.14 ns
	GA 3	0.10 ns	0.02 ns	−0.29 ns	−0.05 ns	0.35 ns	−0.02 ns	−0.04 ns	0.29 ns	0.13 ns	0.16 ns	0.32 ns	−0.07 ns	0.30 ns	−0.42 ns	0.10 ns	0.18 ns	−0.02 ns	−0.13 ns		−0.37 ns	0.48 ns	−0.22 ns	−0.12 ns
	GA 1	0.30 ns	0.37 ns	−0.40 ns	0.67 ns	0.22 ns	−0.45 ns	0.89 **	−0.30 ns	0.37 ns	0.11 ns	0.67 ns	0.63 ns	−0.41 ns	−0.19 ns	−0.48 ns	−0.37 ns	0.07 ns	−0.39 ns	−0.11 ns		−0.09 ns	0.93 **	0.84 *
	GA 8	0.24 ns	0.33 ns	−0.13 ns	0.17 ns	0.81 **	0.02 ns	0.35 ns	0.43 ns	0.60 ns	0.76 *	0.32 ns	0.43 ns	0.38 ns	0.10 ns	−0.45 ns	−0.08 ns	−0.38 ns	−0.34 ns	0.38 ns	0.48 ns		−0.01 ns	0.01 ns
	G%	0.81 ***	0.71 *	−0.17 ns	0.75 *	0.20 ns	0.82 *	−0.08 ns	0.53 ns	0.70 *	0.61 ns	0.73 ns	0.65 ns	−0.14 ns	−0.23 ns	−0.34 ns	0.41 ns	0.32 ns	−0.64 ns	−0.06 ns	0.32 ns	0.09 ns		0.77 **
	ShL	0.92 ***	0.85 **	−0.15 ns	0.91 **	0.32 ns	0.70 ns	0.01 ns	0.60 ns	0.83 **	0.69 *	0.95 ***	0.92 **	0.19 ns	−0.34 ns	−0.27 ns	0.47 ns	0.13 ns	−0.65 ns	0.24 ns	0.39 ns	0.40 ns	0.83 ***

Abbreviations: CA (cinnamic a.); p-CA (p-coumaric a.); CFA (caffeic a.); FA (ferulic a.); PA (phaseic a.); ABA (abscisic acid); PA (phaseic acid); dHPA (dihydrophaseic acid); JA-Le_Ile (jasmonoyl-leucine-isoleucine); IAA (auxin); pHBA (p-hydroxybenzoic acid); 3,4-dHBA (3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid); 2,6-dHBA (2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid); SA (salicylic acid); BA (benzoic acid); GA (gibberelins 1,3,4,8,20); JA (jasmonic acid); G% (germination percentage); ShL (shoot length); n.d. (not detected).