Table 7 Pearson’s correlation coefficient between fruit growth characteristics and marker compounds of Schisandra chinensis
Correlation coefficient (r)a | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of fruits per fruit bunch | Length of fruit bunch | Width of fruit bunch | Fresh weight of fruit bunch | Length of fruit | Width of fruit | Fresh weight of fruit | Fresh weight of 30 fruits | Sugar contents of fruit | |
Schisandrin | − 0.303** (0.003) | − 0.262* (0.010) | − 0.318** (0.002) | − 0.476** (0.000) | − 0.238 (0.020) | − 0.184 (0.074) | -0.343** (0.001) | -0.370** (0.000) | -0.469** (0.000) |
Gomisin A | − 0.182 (0.078) | − 0.198 (0.054) | − 0.225* (0.028) | − 0.257* (0.012) | − 0.135 (0.192) | − 0.140 (0.176) | -0.158 (0.127) | -0.188 (0.068) | -0.302** (0.003) |
Gomisin N | − 0.129 (0.214) | − 0.187 (0.069) | − 0.405** (0.000) | − 0.364** (0.000) | − 0.275** (0.007) | − 0.165 (0.110) | -0.369** (0.000) | -0.407** (0.000) | -0.209* (0.042) |
Total | − 0.283** (0.005) | − 0.294* (0.004) | − 0.422** (0.000) | − 0.498** (0.000) | − 0.290** (0.004) | − 0.220* (0.032) | -0.390** (0.000) | -0.432** (0.000) | -0.452** (0.000) |