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Table 1 Pearson’s correlation coefficients among the variables determined for the four chicory cultivars grown under the different fertiliser applications

From: In-vitro and in-vivo antioxidant assays of chicory plants (Cichorium intybus L.) as influenced by organic and conventional fertilisers

Variable

Variable

1

2

3

4

In-vivo antioxidant potential

In-vitro antioxidant potential

Total phenolics content

Total flavonoids content

In-vivo antioxidant potential

 

ns

ns

ns

In-vitro antioxidant potential

0.128

 

***

***

Total phenolics content

0.226

0.916

 

***

Total flavonoids content

0.206

0.621

0.735

 
  1. Significance of the correlations: ***, P < 0.001; ns, not significant