Table 8.
Coefficient of phenotypic and genotypic (bold) correlations among the investigated traits in 36 Capsicum spp.
| PLHH | DF | DI | Photo | CPL | FL | FW | NF | Y | CMT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLHH | 1 | 0.70 ** | −0.49 ** | 0.01 ** | NA | −0.03 ** | −0.21 ** | 0.22ns | 0.19 ** | 0.39ns |
| DF | −0.11ns | 1 | 1 ** | 1 ** | NA | NA | −1 ** | −0.23 * | −0.67 ** | 0.04ns |
| DI | −0.21* | 0.28** | 1 | 0.23 ** | NA | −0.41 ** | −0.19 ** | −0.22 ** | −0.21 ** | −0.44 ** |
| Photo | 0.01ns | 0.04ns | 0.08ns | 1 | NA | 1 ** | NA | −0.02 ** | NA | −0.25 ** |
| CPL | −0.04ns | −0.04ns | 0.03ns | −0.04ns | 1 | 0.09 ** | 0.12 ** | NA | NA | NA |
| FL | 0.03ns | −0.27** | −0.18ns | 0.08ns | 0.08ns | 1 | 0.67ns | −0.36 ** | 0.72 ** | 0.26 ** |
| FW | −0.14ns | −0.08ns | −0.04ns | 0.12ns | −0.04ns | 0.60** | 1 | −0.59 ** | 0.31 ** | 0.20 ** |
| NF | 0.27** | −0.27** | −0.26** | −0.06ns | −0.07ns | −0.13ns | −0.40** | 1 | 0.16 ** | 0.07ns |
| Y | 0.29** | −0.38** | −0.23** | −0.07ns | −0.07ns | 0.39** | 0.18ns | 0.56** | 1 | 0.35 ** |
| CMT | 0.20* | 0.06ns | −0.24** | −0.22** | −0.16ns | 0.13ns | 0.17ns | −0.02ns | 0.14ns | 1 |
*Significant at 5%, **highly significant at 1%, PLHH: plant height at harvest; DF: days to flowering; DI: disease incidence; CPL: chlorophyll content; FL: fruit length; FW: fruit weight; NF: number of fruits; CMT: cell membrane thermostability; Photo: Photosynthesis rate; ns: not significant; NA: not available; Y: yield.