Research Article
Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm
Table 3
Correlation coefficients for the most abundant chemical constituents in basil essential oil.
| Chemical compound | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 | C10 | C11 | C12 | C13 | C14 |
| C1 | 0.66 | −0.36 | −0.26 | −0.18 | −0.22 | −0.16 | 0.08 | 0.15 | −0.28 | −0.08 | −0.32 | −0.34 | −0.28 | C2 | | −0.46 | −0.34 | −0.32 | −0.05 | −0.30 | −0.06 | 0.04 | −0.42 | −0.13 | −0.21 | −0.43 | −0.38 | C3 | | | 0.15 | −0.05 | −0.24 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.13 | 0.18 | −0.24 | 0.38 | −0.07 | −0.18 | C4 | | | | 0.67 | 0.06 | 0.57 | −0.04 | −0.06 | −0.05 | −0.19 | −0.14 | −0.25 | −0.22 | C5 | | | | | −0.07 | 0.99 | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.07 | −0.22 | −0.21 | −0.23 | −0.16 | C6 | | | | | | −0.08 | −0.04 | −0.11 | −0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.10 | −0.10 | C7 | | | | | | | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.07 | −0.22 | −0.21 | −0.21 | −0.14 | C8 | | | | | | | | −0.04 | −0.07 | 0.15 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.13 | C9 | | | | | | | | | −0.09 | −0.22 | −0.14 | −0.12 | −0.09 | C10 | | | | | | | | | | 0.28 | −0.01 | 0.17 | 0.08 | C11 | | | | | | | | | | | −0.06 | 0.38 | 0.48 | C12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.12 | 0.10 | C13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.80 | C14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.00 |
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Identification of the chemical constituents: C1 = 1,8-cineole, C2 = linalool, C3 = methyl chavicol, C4 = nerol, C5 = neral, C6 = geraniol, C7 = geranial, C8 = methyl cinnamate, C9 = -bourbonene, C10 = methyl eugenol, C11 = -trans-bergamotene, C12 = germacrene-D, C13 = -cadinene, and C14 = epi--cadinol.
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