Table 3.
Pearson’s correlation based on modulation of ethylene biosynthetic pathway and dry weight of plant by ACC deaminase producing Bacillus strains under salt stress
| ACC deaminase | ACS | ACC | ACO | Ethylene | Dry wt. (salt) | Dry wt. (control) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC deaminase | 1 | ||||||
| ACS | 0.968 | 1.000 | |||||
| ACC | 0.676 | 0.470 | 1.000 | ||||
| ACO | − 0.870 | − 0.718 | − 0.952 | 1.000 | |||
| Ethylene | − 0.781 | − 0.600 | − 0.988a | 0.988a | 1.000 | ||
| Dry wt. (salt) | 0.927 | 0.803 | 0.904 | − 0.991a | − 0.959 | 1.000 | |
| Dry wt. (control) | 0.802 | 0.626 | 0.983 | − 0.992a | − 0.999a | 0.968 | 1 |
aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level