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. 2014 Feb 5;19(2):1795–1819. doi: 10.3390/molecules19021795

Table 4.

Path coefficient analysis showing direct and indirect effects of biochemical characteristics with rice yield.

Characteristics Correlation with yield Direct effect Indirect effect via
POX CAT Grains S Straw S MDA Proline
POX 0.7651 0.7114 - 0.0042 0.0301 0.0271 0.0132 0.0014
CAT 0.7762 0.7219 0.0023 - −0.0071 0.0031 0.0213
Grains S 0.8712 0.7812 −0.0043 0.0041 - 0.0017 0.0543 0.0456
Straw S 0.6521 0.6143 0.0002 0.0015 0.0044 - 0.0213
MDA 0.6543 0.6102 −0.0025 0.0021 0.0001 0.0032 -
Proline 0.2345 0.1195 0.0032 −0.0043 0.0024 0.0432 0.0321 -

Note: POX = peroxidase; CAT = catalase; Grain S = grain soluble sugar; straw S = straw soluble sugar; MDA = malondialdehyde. Residual factor = Inline graphic = 0.350.