Table 4 The result of Pearson correlation matrix shows the relationships of the area-averaged trace metal concentrations, which are based on the seven individual areas (n = 7) in the root epidermis and endodermis.
As | Ca | Cr | Cu | Fe | Mn | Ni | S | Zn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As | 1.000 | ||||||||
Ca | 0.941 | 1.000 | |||||||
Cr | 0.957 | 0.842 | 1.000 | ||||||
Cu | 0.700 | 0.469 | 0.851 | 1.000 | |||||
Fe | 0.959 | 0.985 | 0.847 | 0.479 | 1.000 | ||||
Mn | 0.991 | 0.923 | 0.983 | 0.758 | 0.926 | 1.000 | |||
Ni | 0.872 | 0.692 | 0.955 | 0.950 | 0.703 | 0.909 | 1.000 | ||
S | 0.989 | 0.966 | 0.940 | 0.648 | 0.971 | 0.984 | 0.825 | 1.000 | |
Zn | 0.961 | 0.974 | 0.897 | 0.539 | 0.966 | 0.954 | 0.757 | 0.974 | 1.000 |