Table 4.
Spearman correlation coefficients of soluble carbohydrate traits against cell membrane stability (CMS) measured in leaf meristems of D. glomerata and H. lanatus at D1 and D2 (n=24 for each species)
| Plant traits | Correlation with CMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D. glomerata | H. lanatus | ||
| Soluble carbohydrate content (mg g DM−1) | Fructans | –0.34 NS | 0.27 NS |
| Sucrose | –0.33 NS | –0.65*** | |
| Glucose | –0.56** | 0.56** | |
| Fructose | –0.49* | 0.46* | |
| Fructan composition (relative content, %) | Low DP | 0.01 NS | 0.31 NS |
| Medium DP | –0.04 NS | –0.42* | |
| High DP | 0.05 NS | 0.19 NS | |
| Fructans:sucrose ratios | Total fructans:sucrose | 0.11 NS | 0.64*** |
| Low DP:sucrose | 0.36 NS | 0.70*** | |
| Medium DP:sucrose | 0.37 NS | –0.64*** | |
| High DP:sucrose | 0.34 NS | 0.57** | |
| Fructans:fructans ratios | Low DP:Medium DP | 0.01 NS | 0.54** |
| Low DP:High DP | 0.13 NS | 0.17 NS | |
| Medium DP:High DP | –0.03 NS | –0.27 NS | |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, *** P<0.001; high significant Spearman correlations (P<0.001) are in bold. NS, Not significant.