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. 2016 Jan 28;6:20124. doi: 10.1038/srep20124

Table 2. Summary of reduced major axis (RMA) regression results among leaves, stems, roots for each element.

  Nutrient RS 95%CI R2 P n
Leaves vs. stems N 2.08 1.90–2.28 0.58 <0.0001 194
  P 1.37 1.26–1.49 0.67 <0.0001 194
  K 2.00 1.77–2.27 0.26 <0.0001 194
  Na 3.37 3.02–3.75 0.42 <0.0001 194
  Ca 3.00 2.64–3.40 0.19 <0.0001 194
  Mg 3.34 2.94–3.79 0.19 <0.0001 194
  Mn 1.22 1.14–1.30 0.78 <0.0001 194
  Zn 1.13 1.06–1.20 0.80 <0.0001 194
  Cu 1.86 1.70–2.04 0.59 <0.0001 194
  Fe 1.00 0.90–1.10 0.53 <0.0001 194
Leaves vs. roots N 2.05 1.87–2.25 0.57 <0.0001 194
  P 1.72 1.55–1.90 0.51 <0.0001 194
  K 2.74 2.46–3.06 0.39 <0.0001 194
  Na 10.48 9.28–11.9 0.26 <0.0001 194
  Ca 2.45 2.19–2.74 0.36 <0.0001 194
  Mg 4.66 4.08–5.31 0.14 <0.0001 194
  Mn 1.58 1.46–1.72 0.67 <0.0001 194
  Zn 2.10 1.94–2.27 0.69 <0.0001 194
  Cu 1.78 1.60–1.99 0.40 <0.0001 194
  Fe 1.45 1.27–1.65 0.18 <0.0001 194
Stems vs. roots N 0.97 0.89–1.06 0.62 <0.0001 194
  P 1.26 1.15–1.37 0.61 <0.0001 194
  K 1.37 1.20–1.56 0.11 <0.0001 194
  Na 3.11 2.78–3.50 0.33 <0.0001 194
  Ca 0.81 0.77–0.87 0.83 <0.0001 194
  Mg 1.40 1.25–1.56 0.38 <0.0001 194
  Mn 1.30 1.18–1.43 0.55 <0.0001 194
  Zn 1.86 1.73–2.02 0.70 <0.0001 194
  Cu 0.96 0.90–1.02 0.79 <0.0001 194
  Fe 1.45 1.30–1.63 0.35 <0.0001 194

Regression slope (RS) estimates in bold are significantly different from 1, indicating the allometric relationships of leaf versus root for the related nutrient. CI, confidence interval; n, sample size.