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. 2012 Apr 27;7(4):e35121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035121

Table 4. Significant (p<0.001) Correlations between Tissues for each Element.

HR toHL HL toSL1 HL toSL2 SL1 toSL2 SL1 toSS SL2 toSS
Li nm nm Nm 0.39 ns ns
B ns ns Ns 0.5 ns ns
Na ns 0.53 0.55 0.84 ns ns
Mg ns 0.41 0.29 0.5 ns ns
P 0.28 0.33 0.35 0.52 ns ns
S ns nm 0.54 nm nm ns
K ns 0.44 0.44 0.6 ns ns
Ca ns 0.47 Ns 0.43 ns ns
Mn ns ns Ns ns ns ns
Fe ns ns Ns 0.43 ns ns
Co 0.63 ns Ns 0.27 ns 0.28
Ni ns ns Ns ns 0.28 ns
Cu ns ns Ns ns ns ns
Zn 0.51 0.6 0.51 0.64 ns ns
As nm nm Nm ns ns ns
Se nm nm Nm 0.46 ns ns
Rb ns nm Nm nm nm nm
Mo 0.93 0.66 0.74 0.83 0.59 0.56
Cd 0.73 ns Ns 0.54 ns ns

nm- not measured ns- non-significant.

HR to HL- Hydroponic Root to Hydroponic Leaf, HL to SL1- Hydroponic Leaf to Soil Leaf, HL to SL2- Hydroponic Leaf to Soil Leaf 2, SL1 to SL2- Soil Leaf 1 to Soil Leaf 2, SL1 to SS- Soil Leaf 1 to Soil Seed, SL2 to SS- Soil Leaf 2 to Soil Seed.