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. 2022 May 13;10:e13346. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13346

Table 2. Correlations between the 18 quantitative anatomical variables retained and accumulated in Y1 and Y2 for the leaf of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus urophylla and Eucalyptus saligna and the first two main components (Y1 and Y2).

Original variables Y1 Y2 Original variables Y1 Y2
TLPP 0.9987 0.0492 %Ph −0.5640 0.8062
NUS 0.9984 0.0548 CS 0.5582 0.7198
TL 0.9772 0.2124 TSP −0.5534 0.5648
NLS −0.9762 −0.1881 TLE 0.5527 −0.7287
TM 0.9758 0.2186 %UE −0.4584 −0.8365
TUPP 0.9204 0.2303 %Chl 0.3943 −0.9055
%LE −0.7627 −0.6427 %Col 0.2953 −0.6390
TUE −0.7122 0.6655 MGA −0.2374 0.9642
%Gl −0.6077 0.7445 %Xy 0.2077 0.9431
%Retained 70.17 26.43 %Accumulated 70.17 96.6

Note:

TLPP, lower palisade parenchyma thickness; NUS, number of stomata/mm2 of upper face; TL, leaf thickness (μm); NLS, number of stomata/mm2 of the lower face in the internervural region; TM, mesophyll thickness; TUPP, upper palisade parenchyma thickness; %LE, Percentage of lower epidermis; TUE, thickness of the upper epidermis; %Gl, gland; %Ph, phloem; CS, total cross-sectional area (mm2) in the central rib region; TSP, spongy parenchyma thickness (μm); TLE, lower palisade parenchyma thickness; %UE, percentage of upper epidermis; %Chl, chlorenchyma; %Col, collenchyma; MGA, mean gland area; %Xy, xylem.