Table 2.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients between gene expression and flavonoid accumulation in silenced plants

Coefficient analysis	CitCHS1		CitCHS2		CitCHS3		Total CHSs
FV + FVL	0.55	***	0.51	***	0.52	***	0.60	***
FN + FNL	0.86	***	0.02	NS	0.49	***	0.31	***
TF	0.79	***	0.37	***	0.58	***	0.57	***
CitCHS1			0.08	NS	0.50	***	0.38	***
CitCHS2					0.83	***	0.95	***
CitCHS3							0.95	***

Note: FV + FVL, Flavones and flavonols; FN + FNL, Flavanones and flavanonols; TF, Total flavonoids. NS=Not significantly different at P < 0.05; *** = Significant at P < 0.001