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Table 5.

Pearson correlation of the morphological parameters measured per plant of combined data on 36 clones (stressed and control)

	PL	NL	LA	STh	NR	RL	RTh	FW	DW
NL	0.43^**
LA	0.88^**	0.36^**
STh	0.30^**	−0.07^ns	0.35^**
NR	0.67^**	0.44^**	0.63^**	0.22^**
RL	0.78^**	0.42^**	0.68^**	0.20^**	0.66^**
RTh	0.65^**	0.24 ^ns	0.67^**	0.36^**	0.67^**	0.54^**
FW	0.80^**	0.34^**	0.86^**	0.32^**	0.73^**	0.70^**	0.79^**
DW	0.26^**	0.12 ^ns	0.41^**	0.23^**	0.38^**	0.18 ^ns	0.42^**	0.55^**
PWC	0.81^**	0.44^**	0.78^**	0.29^**	0.68^**	0.75^**	0.65^**	0.77^**	0.09 ^ns

ns, *,** = non-significant or significant at P = 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels, respectively.

PL plant length (cm), NL number of leaves, LA leaf area (mm²), STh stem thickness (mm), NR number of roots, RL root length (cm), RTh root thickness (mm), FW fresh weight, DW dry weight (g), PWC plant water content (%)