Table 3.

Correlation matrix between selected traits.

	Fv/Fm	Total dry biomass	Total fresh biomass	K	Ca	Mg	Fe	Mn	Zn	Cu	Ni	B	P	S
Total dry biomass	0.549**
Total fresh biomass	0.774**	0.775**
K	-0.423*	-0.129	-0.470*
Ca	0.298	0.342	0.430*	-0.519**
Mg	0.326	0.313	0.443*	-0.646**	0.733**
Fe	0.002	0.271	0.017	0.233	0.159	-0.167
Mn	0.090	0.071	0.014	0.073	0.463*	0.249	0.012
Zn	0.525**	0.219	0.219	-0.335	0.255	0.162	0.255	0.226
Cu	0.206	0.239	0.170	-0.070	0.066	0.002	0.254	-0.130	0.281
Ni	0.496*	0.312	0.297	-0.079	-0.167	-0.087	0.292	-0.078	0.479*	0.324
B	0.287	0.556**	0.340	0.190	0.150	0.220	-0.073	0.418*	0.035	-0.099	-0.029
P	0.392	0.225	0.418*	-0.712**	0.637**	0.567**	-0.177	-0.114	0.375	0.206	-0.100	-0.084
S	-0.457*	-0.246	-0.571**	0.471*	-0.156	-0.188	0.259	0.171	-0.022	-0.132	-0.077	0.084	-0.293
Si	0.347	0.492*	0.479*	-0.047	0.028	0.264	0.048	0.190	0.031	-0.248	0.058	0.512*	-0.221	-0.064

*Correlation is significant at p ≤ 0.05 level.

**Correlation is significant at p ≤ 0.01 level.