Table 8.
Correlation matrix between germination index, earliness, and production of quantitative parameters, and physicochemical characteristics.
| Germination index | 1st flush “seeding” | Total “seeding” | Total quantity of mushrooms | UW | BE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 0.010 | 0.255 | 0.115 | −0.254 | −0.352 | −0.394 |
| (0.976) | (0.450) | (0.736) | (0.451) | (0.288) | (0.231) | |
| NitrogenT1 | −0.838*** | −0.617* | −0.737** | −0.827** | −0.749** | −0.836*** |
| (0.001) | (0.043) | (0.010) | (0.002) | (0.008) | (0.001) | |
| Ash | 0.340 | 0.185 | 0.245 | 0.181 | 0.079 | 0.131 |
| (0.307) | (0.587) | (0.468) | (0.594) | (0.817) | (0.701) | |
| C/N ratio | 0.560 | 0.382 | 0.495 | 0.686* | 0.653* | 0.725** |
| (0.073) | (0.246) | (0.122) | (0.020) | (0.029) | (0.012) | |
| Crude fiber1 | 0.696* | 0.593 | 0.653* | 0.697* | 0.584 | 0.679* |
| (0.017) | (0.054) | (0.029) | (0.017) | (0.059) | (0.021) | |
| Crude fat1 | −0.781** | −0.552 | −0.683* | −0.830** | −0.825** | −0.877*** |
| (0.005) | (0.078) | (0.020) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| NFE1 | −0.188 | −0.172 | −0.153 | 0.024 | 0.214 | 0.138 |
| (0.579) | (0.613) | (0.654) | (0.945) | (0.527) | (0.686) | |
| Cellulose1 | 0.852*** | 0.664* | 0.767** | 0.898*** | 0.726** | 0.864*** |
| (0.001) | (0.026) | (0.006) | (0.000) | (0.011) | (0.001) | |
| NDS1 | −0.826** | −0.729** | −0.794** | −0.771** | −0.536 | −0.659* |
| (0.002) | (0.011) | (0.004) | (0.005) | (0.089) | (0.027) |
UW, unit weight of uncut mushrooms (g); BE, biological efficiency (kg/100 kg of dry substrate); NitrogenT, total nitrogen; NFE, nitrogen free extractives; NDS, neutral detergent-soluble; 1, g/kg dry matter.
Results in parentheses indicate statistical significance. No significant (p > 0.05) (non *); significant at 95% (0.01 < p ≤ 0.05) (*); significant at 99% (0.001 < p ≤ 0.01) (**); 99.9% significant (p ≤ 0.001) (***).