Table 4 Correlations between eucalyptus root architecture and leaf relative water content.

From: Colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves salinity tolerance of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) seedlings

Variables2

Root length

Root diameter

Specific root length

Root tissue density

LRWC

Root length

x

    

Root diameter

 − 0.33**

x

   

Specific root length

0.20 ns

 − 0.39**

x

  

Root tissue density

0.13 ns

 − 0.70**

 − 0.17 ns

x

 

LRWC (%)

0.78**

 − 0.06 ns

 − 0.10 ns

0.06 ns

x

  1. **and ns significant at P ≤ 0.01 and non-significant probability levels, respectively.