Pearson’s correlation and principal component analysis. (a) Measurement of morphological, structural and metabolic components using Pearson’s correlation. (b) Principal component analysis of samples from both White and White + FR groups. Asterisks: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Measured extracts and growth variables include stem number, leaf number, internode, stem diameter (Φ), xylem thickness (Xthk), number of xylary fibres (Nxyl), number of vessels (Nves), xylary fibre/vessel ratio (X/V), thickness of cell wall (tcw), lignin concentration (Lignin), cellulose content (Cell), phenolic compounds (PhC) and reducing sugars (Sugar); (n = 10 ± SE). Open circle represents White and filled circle White + FR light treatment in tobacco plants.