Table 3. Pearson correlation coefficients (n = 15) between activity of sucrose-metabolized enzymes and carbohydrate concentrations in leaves or between activity of proline-metabolized enzymes and proline concentrations in leaves of trifoliate orange seedlings.
AI | NI | SS | SPS | Net activity of sucrose-metabolized enzymes | Proline | ||||||||||||||
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Fructose | Glucose | Sucrose | Fructose | Glucose | Sucrose | Fructose | Glucose | Sucrose | Fructose | Glucose | Sucrose | Fructose | Glucose | Sucrose | P5CR | PSCS | OAT | ProDH | |
WW | −0.03 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.40 | −0.25 | −0.60* | −0.40 | 0.81** | 0.98** | 0.91** | 0.74** | 0.97** | 0.86** | 0.65** | 0.82** | −0.35 | −0.50 |
DS | −0.35 | −0.57* | −0.34 | 0.60* | 0.77** | 0.61* | −0.84** | −0.97** | −0.88** | 0.92** | 0.98** | 0.95** | 0.87** | 0.98** | 0.90** | 0.62* | 0.48 | −0.41 | −0.52* |
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. Abbreviation: AI, acid invertase; DS, drought stress; NI, neutral invertase; OAT, ornithine-δ-aminotransferase; P5CR, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase; P5CS, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase; ProDH, proline dehydrogenase; SPS, sucrose phosphate synthase; SS, sucrose synthase; WW, well watered.