Table 5 Regression analysis between morphological variables measured in Cosmos bipinnatus and abiotic variables in central Mexico. Only variables with significant correlations (P < 0.05) are shown
Morphological character | Altitude | NH4 | PO4 | P t | pH | OM | N t | NO3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | R | R 2 | |
Macromorphological characters | ||||||||||||||||
Vegetative | ||||||||||||||||
TH | −0.45 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
H1P | −0.67 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ple | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.19 | – | – |
PW | 0.74 | 0.55 | −0.51 | 0.26 | – | – | 0.69 | 0.47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MWL | 0.45 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
TL | −0.46 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
TLL | −0.46 | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MWPe | 0.45 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MVD | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.52 | 0.26 | – | – | −0.54 | 0.28 | −0.42 | 0.17 | – | – |
PA | – | – | −0.41 | 0.16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
TPL | −0.56 | 0.31 | – | – | 0.68 | 0.46 | – | – | 0.42 | 0.18 | – | – | −0.55 | 0.30 | – | – |
MWP | −0.57 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 0.52 | 0.27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
OPW | – | – | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 0.24 | – | – | 0.49 | 0.24 | – | – | – | – | ||
LOP | – | – | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.24 | 0.59 | 0.34 | – | – | 0.56 | 0.31 | – | – | – | – |
IPW | – | – | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
LIP | – | – | – | – | 0.73 | 0.53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Reproductive | ||||||||||||||||
TIW | – | – | – | – | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
DW | – | – | −0.41 | 0.16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
IH | – | – | 0.42 | 0.18 | −0.45 | 0.21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.56 | −0.31 |
DFL | – | – | – | – | 0.62 | 0.39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
LL | – | – | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 0.28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MWLi | – | – | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.19 | – | – | 0.45 | 0.16 | – | – | – | – |
R | −0.52 | 0.27 | – | – | 0.48 | 0.23 | – | – | 0.56 | 0.32 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
G | −0.49 | 0.23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.56 | 0.31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.58 | 0.34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
C | 0.49 | 0.24 | – | – | −0.48 | 0.23 | – | – | −0.51 | 0.26 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
M | 0.42 | 0.17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.46 | 0.21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Micromorphological characters | ||||||||||||||||
SI | – | – | −0.42 | 0.17 | – | – | −0.47 | 0.21 | – | – | −0.46 | 0.21 | – | – | – | – |
SL | 0.55 | 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |