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Table 3.

Correlation matrix (Pearson) among parameters studied under drought stress.

Variables	RWC	EL	SPAD	Proline	H₂O₂	MDA	TSS	Proteins	CAT	APX
SDW	0.730^a	−0.694^a	−0.847***	0.739^a	−0.153	−0.686^a	0.009	0.117	−0.061	−0.397
RWC		−0.386	−0.614	0.610	−0.280	−0.797**	0.194	0.193	−0.047	−0.200
EL			0.383	−0.286	−0.468	0.360	0.603	0.226	0.469	0.526
SPAD				−0.671^a	0.568	0.559	−0.151	0.029	0.087	0.491
Proline					−0.149	−0.513	0.460	0.590	0.228	−0.087
H₂O₂						0.195	−0.514	0.048	−0.872***	0.076
MDA							−0.016	−0.165	−0.130	0.309
TSS								0.742^a	0.744^a	0.666
Proteins									0.780^a	0.618
CAT										0.766^a

Significant at 0.05. **: significant at 0.01. ***: significant at 0.005. Shoot dry weight. RWC: Relative water content. EL: Electrolytes leakage. MDA: Malondialdehyde. TSS: Total soluble sugars. CAT: Catalase activity. APX: Ascorbate peroxidase activity.