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Table 11 Single tailed Pearson Correlation of elements in the fennel fruit (N = 12)

From: Levels of major and trace elements in fennel (Foeniculum vulgari Mill.) fruits cultivated in Ethiopia

Elements

Ca

Mg

Mn

Fe

Zn

Cu

Cr

Co

Ni

Cd

Ca

1.000

0.553

−0.268

0.402

0.232

0.588

−0.964

0.192

0.118

0.240

Mg

0.553

1.000

−0.605

−0.313

0.768

−0.047

−0.427

−0.652

−0.152

−0.521

Mn

−0.268

−0.605

1.000

0.759

−0.173

0.442

0.005

0.345

−0.587

0.185

Fe

0.402

−0.313

0.759

1.000

−0.154

0.820

−0.617

0.585

−0.352

0.467

Zn

0.232

0.768

−0.173

−0.154

1.000

−0.048

−0.224

−0.825

−0.663

−0.801

Cu

0.588

−0.047

0.442

0.820

−0.048

1.000

−0.735

0.410

−0.280

0.312

Cr

−0.964

−0.427

0.005

−0.617

−0.224

−0.735

1.000

−0.266

0.064

−0.265

Co

0.192

−0.652

0.345

0.585

−0.825

0.410

−0.266

1.000

0.490

0.941

Ni

0.118

−0.152

−0.587

−0.352

−0.663

−0.280

0.064

0.490

1.000

0.604

Cd

0.240

−0.521

0.185

0.467

−0.801

0.312

−0.265

0.941

0.604

1.0

  1. AA = Addis Ababa, B = Bichena, DD = Debre Markos, FS = Finote Selam.
  2. Bold font indicates poor negative relation (r > −0.500).
  3. The indicate poor positive relation (r < 0.500).
  4. The indicate strong positive relation (r > 0.500).