Table 6 Results from the Paired t-test between pre and post-flowering K concentration in different Zygopetalum maculatum plant parts.

From: Potassium application enhances vegetative and reproductive yield of Zygopetalum maculatum and reduces post-flowering K depletion from storage organs of the orchid

Variable

Variance BF

Variance AF

Pearson Correlation

t-Statistic

t Critical two-tailed

p-value (Two-tailed)

Leaf

1.465

1.338

0.996

5.992

2.571

0.00186

Back bulb

1.159

0.908

0.979

9.218

2.571

0.00025

New Bulb

0.6245

0.6395

0.996

−1.7819

2.571

0.134887

Root

1.7166

1.4256

0.9979

12.966

2.571

0.0000486

  1. BF before flowering, AF after flowering.