Table 7.
Correlation analysis between TPC, TAC, TFC and phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), natrium (Na), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and molybdenum (Mo) of six edible flowers grown for two years.
| P | K | Ca | Mg | Na | Fe | Mn | Cu | Zn | Mo | TAC | TPC | TFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | ||||||||||||
| K | 0.40 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ca | −0.29 | 0.15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mg | −0.09 | 0.59 * | 0.73* | 1 | |||||||||
| Na | 0.51 | 0.92 ** | 0.24 | 0.57 * | 1 | ||||||||
| Fe | 0.47 | 0.68 * | 0.57 | 0.81 * | 0.82 * | 1 | |||||||
| Mn | 0.07 | 0.72 * | 0.67* | 0.83 * | 0.59 * | 0.71 * | 1 | ||||||
| Cu | −0.59 * | −0.05 | 0.36 | 0.64 * | −0.1 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 1 | |||||
| Zn | 0.49 | 0.96 ** | 0.29 | 0.69 * | 0.92 ** | 0.83 * | 0.81 * | 0.00 | 1 | ||||
| Mo | −0.88 ** | −0.28 | 0.65 * | 0.46 | −0.3 | −0.04 | 0.20 | 0.76 * | −0.26 | 1 | |||
| TAC | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.68 * | 0.48 | 0.31 | 0.61 * | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 1 | ||
| TPC | −0.52 | 0.12 | 0.88 * | 0.71 * | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.82 * | 0.73 * | 1 | |
| TFC | −0.69 * | 0.00 | 0.77 * | 0.72 * | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.81 * | 0.06 | 0.93 ** | 0.57 * | 0.94 ** | 1 |
Note: Mean values were used in the analyses of chemical parameters at levels of statistical significance (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01).