Table 4. Alleles significantly associated with the observed traits in the M. sinensis.
| Trait | SSR marker | Allele size (bp) | P value | Variance (%) | Year |
| Heading date | DBM18-1 | 122 | 9.99E-04 | 4.53 | 2009 and 2010 |
| Heading date | DBM28-6 | 450 | 9.99E-04 | 2.64 | 2009 and 2010 |
| Heading date | DBM58-2 | 273 | 9.99E-04 | 2.74 | 2009 and 2010 |
| Heading date | DBM8-5 | 178 | 0.008 | 1.68 | 2009 and 2010 |
| Heading date | DBM49-2 | 122 | 0.009 | 1.77 | 2009 |
| Heading date | DBM29-4 | 102 | 9.99E-04 | 2.33 | 2010 |
| Heading date | DBM28-5 | 446 | 0.006 | 1.93 | 2010 |
| Biomass yield | DBM55-5 | 158 | 9.99E-04 | 2.11 | 2009 and 2010 |
| Biomass yield | DBM12-11 | 192 | 0.007 | 2.56 | 2010 |