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. 2020 Apr 28;11:441. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00441

TABLE 2.

Pearson correlation coefficients of C:N, C:P, and N:P ratios in plants.

Root Stem Leaf Flower
C:N C:P N:P C:N C:P N:P C:N C:P N:P C:N C:P N:P
Root C:N 1
C:P 0.598* 1
N:P 0.071 0.810* 1
Stem C:N 0.218 0.077 -0.072 1
C:P 0.312 0.703* 0.684* 0.471* 1
N:P 0.215 0.779* 0.863* 0.067 0.899* 1
Leaf C:N 0.116 0.167 0.070 0.252 0.344 0.238 1
C:P 0.311 0.746* 0.723* 0.132 0.776* 0.821* 0.590* 1
N:P 0.242 0.798* 0.886* −0.007 0.764* 0.904* 0.021 0.794* 1
Flower C:N −0.058 0.002 −0.048 0.180 0.190 0.103 0.768* 0.359 −0.102 1
C:P 0.216 0.662* 0.674* 0.066 0.683* 0.753* 0.562* 0.898* 0.709* 0.520* 1
N:P 0.221 0.763* 0.859* −0.045 0.694* 0.846* 0.135 0.795* 0.912* −0.010 0.835* 1

* p < 0.01.