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Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficient for all parameters

From: Nutritional value of Sesamum indicum L. was improved by Azospirillum and Azotobacter under low input of NP fertilizers

Acid Value

No. of Branches /plant

No. of Capsules /branch

Leaf Chlorophyll

Free Fatty Acid

Iodine value

Linoleic acid

Oleic acid

Palmitic acid

Plant height

Leaf Protein

Saponific-ation number

Seed yield

Stearic acid

No. of Branches /plant

−0.7803***

0.0000

             

No. of Capsules /branch

−0.6051***

0.0001

0.6920***

0.0000

            

Leaf Chlorophyll

−0.8427***

0.0000

0.8847***

0.0000

0.7214**

0.0000

           

Free Fatty Acid

1.0000***

0.0000

−0.7803***

0.0000

−0.6051***

0.0001

− 0.8427***

0.0000

          

Iodine value

−0.1147

0.5055

0.2639

0.1199

0.0071

0.9671

0.0092

0.9576

−0.1147

0.5055

         

Linoleic acid

−0.7466***

0.0000

0.6521***

0.0000

0.4618*

0.0046

0.7833***

0.0000

−0.7466***

0.0000

−0.0983

0.5686

        

Oleic acid

−0.5924***

0.0001

0.5974***

0.0001

0.4755*

0.0034

0.6378***

0.0000

−0.5924***

0.0001

−0.0023

0.9893

0.7581***

0.0000

       

Palmitic acid

0.5678**

0.0003

−0.4336*

0.0082

−0.4468*

0.0063

− 0.4229*

0.0102

0.5678***

0.0003

− 0.2408

0.1572

−0.4281*

0.0092

− 0.4542

− 0.4542

      

Plant height

−0.7904***

0.0000

0.9037***

0.0000

0.7813***

0.0000

0.8362***

0.0000

−0.7904***

0.0000

0.2353

0.1671

0.5069***

0.0016

0.4730*

0.0036

−0.4890*

0.0025

     

Leaf Protein

−0.7637***

0.0000

0.8820***

0.0000

0.8497***

0.0000

0.8202***

0.0000

−0.7637***

0.0000

0.1978

0.2474

0.6587***

0.0000

0.7158***

0.0000

−0.5843***

0.0002

0.8935***

0.0000

    

Saponification number

0.1049

0.5428

0.1066

0.5362

0.1641

0.3389

−0.1626

0.3435

0.1049

0.5428

0.1942

0.2564

−0.2936

0.0822

−0.0707

0.6818

0.0182

0.9160

0.1889

0.2698

0.2122

0.2141

   

Seed yield

−0.7118***

0.0000

0.8523***

0.0000

0.8381***

0.0000

0.7822***

0.0000

−0.7118***

0.0000

0.1812

0.2903

0.6058***

0.0001

0.6156***

0.0001

−0.4778*

0.0032

0.8772***

0.0000

0.9237***

0.0000

0.1852

0.2795

  

Stearic acid

0.5250***

0.0010

−0.5722***

0.0003

−0.5272***

0.0010

− 0.4574***

0.0050

0.5250***

0.0010

− 0.2701

0.1111

−0.3272*

0.0514

− 0.2818

0.0958

0.4918*

0.0023

− 0.5570***

0.0004

−0.6273***

0.0000

− 0.2404

0.1579

−0.4719*

0.0037

 

Seed oil contents

−0.3200*

0.0571

0.4812*

0.0030

0.4858*

0.0027

0.4912*

0.0023

−0.3200*

0.0571

−0.3748

0.0243

0.2644

0.1191

0.1685

0.3258

0.0393

0.8198

0.4435*

0.0067

0.4231

0.0101

0.2093

0.2206

0.4249*

0.0098

−0.2407

0.1573

  1. Means labelled with *** showed a significant correlation at P ≤ 0.001, with ** at P ≤ 0.01, and with * at P ≤ 0.05