Table 5 Fold Change results for the top 15 metabolites identified through partial least square discrepant analysis (PLS-DA), random forest (RF) and significant analysis of metabolites (SAM).

From: Comparative Physiological and Metabolic Analysis Reveals a Complex Mechanism Involved in Drought Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Induced by PGPR and PGRs

Metabolites

SAM (d-value)

PLS-DA VIP score (variance For component 1)

RF (Mean Decrease Accuracy)

Sensitive Variety (Pb Noor-2009)

Tolerant Variety (93127)

Consortium/Control

Consortium/Drought

Consortium/Control

Consortium/Drought

L-Histidine

13.699

0.78134

0.022891

0.6259

2.0353

0.95862

1.7102

Leu Pro

7.4422

1.2096

0.02324

0.45916

3.0445

1.7947

2.3216

Glycerol

4.5958

0.80756

0.0123

1.7003

0.46959

2.5975

0.55017

Citrulline

8.9761

0.561

0.0098248

1.3648

2.2151

0.73095

2.1002

Pipecolate

2.6301

0.17334

0.001843

0.80534

1.49718

0.87957

2.1193

Riboflavin

5.8685

0.58757

0.0053125

1.91284

0.033231

2.8154

0.2145

3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutarate

11.611

0.53419

0.013604

1.6331

0.58684

2.1484

1.3843

L-Asparagine

0.58759

0.38126

0.00055552

1.6521

1.138

1.9976

0.55303

5-Oxo-L-Proline

1.1228

0.070754

0.00021442

0.76712

1.9273

1.52248

2.3664

Nicotinate

2.272

0.081542

0.0043686

0.76863

1.5513

0.89901

2.3142

Aspartate

8.6665

0.63323

0.027177

1.92148

0.31464

3.1182

1.22958

Nicotinamide

0.61979

0.042192

0.019595

1.6602

0.33112

1.4331

0.2246

Threonine

16.51

0.27547

0.042461

0.9468

1.68094

0.99299

1.9921

L-Methionine

8.7535

0.70495

0.019143

0.86428

2.3553

2.3026

5.2437

N-Butylbenzenesulfonamide

8.6504

2.0704

0.0066463

3.6937

0.926

2.1847

1.5272

  1. The metabolites showing the greatest increase or decrease in metabolite concentration in the leaves of consortium plants compared to control and drought treated plants in two different varieties.
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