Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficient of six deep-sowing tolerant traits between progeny populations (F1 hybrid and F2:3 population) and parents (W64A and K12).
| Item | Progeny Populations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAT | MESL | COLL | MESL + COLL | MESL/COLL | SDL | |
| F1 hybrid (W64A × K12) | ||||||
| Female parent (W64A) | 0.775 * | 0.994 *** | 0.985 *** | 0.994 *** | 0.995 *** | 0.167 |
| Male parent (K12) | 0.806 ** | 0.903 ** | 0.928 *** | 0.971 *** | −0.311 | 0.713 * |
| F2:3 population | ||||||
| Female parent (W64A) | 0.937 *** | 0.986 *** | 0.976 *** | 0.987 *** | 0.975 *** | 0.220 |
| Male parent (K12) | 0.782 * | 0.919 **** | 0.922 *** | 0.965 *** | −0.205 | 0.890 ** |
RAT, emergence rate; MESL, mesocotyl length; COLL, coleoptile length; MESL + COLL, total length of mesocotyl and coleoptile; MESL/COLL, length ratio of mesocotyl to coleoptile; SDL, seedling length; */**/*** indicates significant correlation at the p < 0.05/p < 0.01/p < 0.001 probability level, respectively.