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Table 2 Correlation between physiological trait dynamics and EXPN expression patterns in maternal tissues. Gini correlation coefficient and corresponding levels of significance between physiological trait dynamics and EXPN expression patterns in maternal tissues (ovary and pericarp)

From: Expansin genes expression in growing ovaries and grains of sunflower are tissue-specific and associate with final grain weight

Physiological traits dynamics

EXPNs expression patterns in maternal tissues

Correlation coefficient

P-value

Grain volume

EXPN10

−0.84

0.000

Grain volume

EXPN7

−0.52

0.002

Grain weight

EXPN7

−0.72

0.000

Grain weight

EXPN10

−0.83

0.000

Pericarp weight

EXPN10

−0.71

0.000

Pericarp weight

EXPN7

−0.58

0.000

Pericarp weight

EXPN4

0.42

0.023

Embryo weight

EXPN7

−0.68

0.000

Embryo weight

EXPN10

−0.72

0.000

Water content

EXPN10

−0.85

0.000

Length

EXPN10

−0.86

0.000

Length

EXPN7

−0.50

0.002

Width

EXPN10

−0.81

0.000

Width

EXPN7

−0.53

0.001

Height

EXPN7

−0.59

0.000

Height

EXPN10

−0.80

0.000

Embryo length

EXPN10

−0.70

0.000

Embryo length

EXPN7

−0.54

0.000