Table 3.
Correlations(r) between drought stress confrontation indices and measured characteristics
| Drought Stress | Recovery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait | Drought | Recovery | Adaptability | Drought | Recovery | Adaptability |
| APX | -0.57 | 0.36 | 0.07 | -0.35 | -0.37 | -0.59* |
| CAT | 0.34 | 0.22 | 0.39 | -0.27 | 0.90*** | 0.89*** |
| SOD | -0.60 | 0.56 | 0.23 | -0.23 | -0.70* | -0.92*** |
| TSP | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.79** | 0.24 | 0.57* | 0.84*** |
| TFC | 0.05 | -0.49 | -0.45 | -0.07 | -0.27 | -0.26 |
| H2C | -0.64* | 0.288 | -0.074 | -0.58* | 0.00 | -0.33 |
| MDA | -0.64* | -0.16 | -0.58* | -0.10 | -0.80** | -0.88*** |
| TPC | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.55 | 0.62* |
| Ch | 0.12 | -0.32 | -0.38 | 0.07 | -0.67* | -0.66* |
| Prol | -0.51 | -0.26 | -0.57 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| DR | 1.00 | -0.53 | 0.07 | 1.00 | -0.45 | 0.16 |
| ADAP | 0.07 | 0.80*** | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.80** | 1.00 |
| FLT | 0.91*** | -0.28 | 0.25 | |||
TSP Total soluble protein, TFC Total flavonoid content, H2C H2O2 content, MDA Malondialdehyde, TPC Total phenolic compounds, Ch Total carbohydrate content, Prol Proline, DR Drought resistance, ADAP Drought adaptation, FLT Flowering time
*Significant at P ≤ 0.05
**Significant at P ≤ 0.01
***Significant at P ≤ 0.001, ns: no significant