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Table 4.

Pearson’s coefficients of correlation between individual seed mass and seed nutrients (N, P, K, B, Zn, Fe and Mn) contents as influenced by plant density, foliar boron nutrition and mepiquat chloride application (n = 18).

Variables	Individual seed mass (mg)
Variables	2014	2015
Seed nitrogen content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.9146^**	0.9634^**
Seed phosphorus content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.9456^**	0.9357^**
Seed potassium content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.9372^**	0.9652^**
Seed boron content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.9428^**	0.9449^**
Seed zinc content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.9270^**	0.9242^**
Seed iron content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	0.8686^**	0.8713^**
Seed manganese content (mg g⁻¹ DW)	−0.3183^NS	−0.3345^NS

^**P < 0·01; ^*P < 0·05; ^NSnon-significant.