The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm

Table 3

Correlation coefficients for the most abundant chemical constituents in basil essential oil.
Chemical compoundC2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14
C10.66−0.36−0.26−0.18−0.22−0.160.080.15−0.28−0.08−0.32−0.34−0.28
C2 −0.46−0.34−0.32−0.05−0.30−0.060.04−0.42−0.13−0.21−0.43−0.38
C3  0.15−0.05−0.24−0.07−0.05−0.130.18−0.240.38−0.07−0.18
C4   0.670.060.57−0.04−0.06−0.05−0.19−0.14−0.25−0.22
C5    −0.070.99−0.04−0.04−0.07−0.22−0.21−0.23−0.16
C6     −0.08−0.04−0.11−0.060.030.01−0.10−0.10
C7      −0.04−0.04−0.07−0.22−0.21−0.21−0.14
C8       −0.04−0.070.15−0.07−0.05−0.13
C9        −0.09−0.22−0.14−0.12−0.09
C10         0.28−0.010.170.08
C11          −0.060.380.48
C12           0.120.10
C13            0.80
C14            1.00
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.