TABLE 4.

Correlation analysis between flesh firmness and concentration of cell wall components, IAA, ABA in watermelon.

	Hardness	Chewiness	Cohesiveness	Springiness	Resilience	Adhesiveness	Cellulose	Protopectin	Hemicellulose	IAA	ABA
Hardness	1.000
Chewiness	0.915**	1.000
Cohesiveness	0.244	0.474**	1.000
Springiness	0.811**	0.846**	0.431	1.000
Resilience	0.366	0.571*	0.826**	0.695**	1.000
Adhesiveness	0.155	0.087	–0.185	0.033	–0.265	1.000
Cellulose	0.763**	0.661**	0.149	0.593**	0.257	–0.282	1.000
Protopectin	0.787**	0.779**	–0.034	0.511*	0.119	0.119	0.559**	1.000
Hemicellulose	0.598**	0.566*	0.502*	0.526*	0.450	–0.429	0.782**	0.318	1.000
IAA	–0.444	−0.425*	0.179	–0.215	0.008	0.314	–0.399	−0.701**	–0.242	1.000
ABA	–0.459	−0.478*	−0.519*	–0.351	–0.279	–0.230	–0.256	–0.236	−0.505*	–0.309	1.000

**Presents significant correlation at 0.01 level. *Presents significant correlation at 0.05 level.