Biochemical Charcterization of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) Germplasm in Ghana

Table 5

Correlation matrix among biochemical characters at 5% and 1% probability.

Characters	%ASH	%C	%Ca	%Cu	EL	%FAT	%CF	%Fe	%K	%M	%Mg	%P	%CP
%ASH	1
%C	0.26	1
%Ca	0.27	0.005	1
%Cu	0.25	−0.36	−0.22	1
EL	−0.20	−0.67	−0.14	0.53	1
%FAT	0.10	−0.56	−0.16	0.55	0.90	1
%CF	0.16	0.05	−0.30	0.18	−0.02	0.35	1
%Fe	−0.06	0.41	0.38	−0.26	−0.54	−0.59	−0.19	1
%K	0.59	0.19	−0.07	0.31	−0.12	−0.001	−0.07	−0.17	1
%M	0.06	−0.33	0.48	0.29	−0.10	−0.11	−0.11	0.22	0.04	1
%Mg	0.21	−0.007	0.93	−0.15	−0.03	−0.10	−0.37	0.46	−0.09	0.40	1
%P	−0.19	0.05	−0.48	0.05	−0.20	−0.10	0.38	0.12	0.12	−0.27	−0.44	1
%CP	−0.37	−0.98	0.01	0.24	0.57	0.40	−0.21	−0.33	−0.23	0.33	0.03	−0.04	1

 = Significant at ,  = Significant at  = Significant at . %ASH = Percentage ash, %C = Percentage carbohydrate, %Ca = Percentage calcium, %Cu = Percentage copper, EL = Energy level, %FAT = Percentage fat, %CF = Percentage crude fibre, %Fe = Percentage iron, %K = Percentage potassium, %M = Percentage moisture, %Mg = Percentage magnesium, %P = Percentage phosphorus, %CP = Percentage protein.