Effect of Salicylic Acid Foliar Application on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum L.)

Table 1

Pearson’s correlation coefficient between concentrations of SA, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity in the leaves of holy basil.

Parameter	Pearson’s correlation coefficient
	SA	Eugenol	TPC	TFC	AA
SA	1
Eugenol	−0.258^ns	1
TPC	−0.422^ns		1
TFC	−			1
AA					1

TPC: total phenolic content; TFC: total flavonoid content; AA: antioxidant activity. ^∗Correlation is significant at , ^∗∗correlation is significant at , and ns: not significant.