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Table 5.

Correlation coefficients for the association between brown rice Zn concentration and other plant tissue Zn concentrations at 50% flowering and maturity in Zn-deficient and sufficient conditions.

Zn concentration (mg kg^–1 of brown rice) compared with	50% flowering		Maturity
Zn concentration (mg kg^–1 of brown rice) compared with	Zn-deficient	Zn-sufficient	Zn-deficient	Zn-sufficient
Root	0.33^NS	-0.14^NS	0.32^NS	–0.04^NS
Leaf	0.48^NS	0.34^NS	0.04^NS	–0.49^NS
Stem+sheath	0.56^NS	0.53^NS	0.36^NS	–0.23^NS
Panicle	0.86***	0.75**	–	–
Rachis	–	–	0.76**	0.55*
Hull	–	–	0.93***	0.71**

***, **, and * indicate significant correlations at P ≤ 0.001, 0.01, and 0.05, respectively. NS, non-significant.

n=12 and 13 for Zn-deficient and sufficient conditions, respectively, at both growth stages.