Research Article
Performance of Low-Cost Agar from Gracilaria salicornia on Tissue Culture of Pleurotus HK-37
Table 2
Correlations and interactions of variables of local agar on the growth of Pleurotus HK-37 using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
| Parameter | NaOH concentration (%) | Sulfate content (%) | Gel strength (g/cm2) | Gelling temp. (°C) | Melting temp. (°C) | Mycelia growth rate (mm/day) |
| NaOH concentration (%) | 1 | | | | | | Sulfate content (%) | −0.897 | 1 | | | | | Gel strength (g/cm2) | 0.953 | −0.908 | 1 | | | | Gelling temp. (°C) | −0.350 | −0.010 | −0.370 | 1 | | | Melting temp. (°C) | −0.110 | −0.450 | −0.220 | −0.24 | 1 | | Mycelia growth rate (mm/day) | 0.939 | −0.827 | 0.979 | −0.43 | −0.02 | 1 |
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Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (one-tailed). Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (one-tailed). |