Table 2 Correlation analysis between biomass allocation and carbon–nitrogen stoichiometry.

From: Effects of brackish water irrigation on biomass allocation and carbon, nitrogen stoichiometry in Lonicera japonica

 

RC

SC

LC

RN

SN

LN

RCN

SCN

LCN

RB

0.554*

0.512*

0.323

− 0.526*

− 0.810**

− 0.601*

0.727**

0.780**

0.709**

SB

0.624**

0.562*

0.328

− 0.529*

− 0.828**

− 0.697**

0.788**

0.836**

0.807**

LB

0.586*

0.499*

0.419

− 0.572*

− 0.828**

− 0.581*

0.792**

0.797**

0.704**

B

0.610*

0.542*

0.358

− 0.547*

− 0.834**

− 0.657**

0.789**

0.825**

0.772**

RBP

− 0.832**

− 0.385

− 0.676*

0.281

0.580*

0.549*

− 0.744**

− 0.601*

− 0.658**

SBP

0.708**

0.329

0.327

0.010

− 0.268

− 0.688**

0.460

0.387

0.714**

LBP

0.135

0.061

0.466

− 0.402

− 0.417

0.225

0.369

0.276

− 0.113

  1. RC, root C content; SC, stem C content; LC, leaf C content; RN, root N content; SN, stem N content; LN, leaf N content; RCN, root C:N ratio; SCN, stem C:N ratio; LCN, leaf C:N ratio; RB, root biomass within a plant; SB, stem biomass within a plant; LB, leaf biomass within a plant; B, plant biomass; RBP, the proportion of root biomass; SBP, the proportion of stem biomass; LBP, the proportion of leaf biomass.
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