Table 3.
Relationship between the traits for which QTLs were identified and yield
| Control, 2010 | ||
| Days to maturity (DMC1) | CY1 = 0.0616x + 5.2717DMC1 | R 2 = 0.001 (n.s) |
| Aboveground dry matter (ADMC1) | CY1 = 0.4575x + 0.6915ADMC1 | R 2 = 0.83** |
| Stem + leaf wt. (ST + LFWTC1) | CY1 = 0.6142x + 3.7464ST + LFWTC1 | R 2 = 0.51** |
| Harvest index (HIC1) | CY1 = 14.954x + 3.0064HIC1 | R 2 = 0.09** |
| 100- seed weight (100SDWTC1) | CY1 = 0.1337x + 7.1635100SDWTC1 | R 2 = 0.03* |
| Salinity, 2010 | ||
| Days to flower (DFS1) | SY1 = 0.0671x + 4.8857DFS1 | R 2 = 0.04** |
| Days to maturity (DMS1) | SY1 = 0.0915x + 0.2932DMS1 | R 2 = 0.10** |
| Total pod number (TPDNOS1) | SY1 = 0.193x + 0.7443TPDNOS1 | R 2 = 0.75** |
| Seed number (SDNOS1) | SY1 = 0.1924x + 0.6744SDNOS1 | R 2 = 0.76** |
| Harvest Index (HIS1) | SY1 = 11.534x + 1.0604HIS1 | R 2 = 0.12** |
| 100 - seed weight (100SDWTS1) | SY1 = 0.2179x + 2.3611100SDWTS1 | R 2 = 0.11** |
| Control, 2011 | ||
| Days to flower (DFC2) | CY2 = 0.4756x + 26.722DFC2 | R 2 = 0.08** |
| Days to maturity (DMC2) | CY2 = 0.3687x + 75.324DMC2 | R 2 = 0.09** |
| Aboveground dry matter (ADMC2) | CY2 = 1.6454x + 3.2286ADMC2 | R 2 = 0.85** |
| Stem + leaf weight (ST + LFWTC2) | CY2 = 0.6454x + 3.2286ST + LFWTC2 | R 2 = 0.48** |
| Filled pod number (FPDNOC2) | CY2 = 3.034x + 10.336FPDNOC2 | R 2 = 0.56** |
| Total pod number (TPDNOC2) | CY2 = 2.9113x + 33.653TPDNOC2 | R 2 = 0.28** |
| Seed number (SDNOC2) | CY2 = 2.9747x + 15.317SDNOC2 | R 2 = 0.49** |
| 100- seed weight (100SDWTC2) | CY2 = 0.7146x + 15.12100SDWTC2 | R 2 = 0.22** |
| Harvest index (HIC2) | CY2 = 0.0071x + 0.4364HIC2 | R 2 = 0.17** |
| Salinity, 2011 | ||
| Days to flower (DFS2) | SY2 = 0.3838x + 27.863DFS2 | R 2 = 0.012(n.s) |
| Days to maturity (DMS2) | SY2 = 0.6464x + 69.096DMS2 | R 2 = 0.04** |
| Aboveground dry matter (ADMS2) | SY2 = 1.5322x + 1.2604ADMS2 | R 2 = 0.76** |
| 100 - seed weight (100SDWTS2) | SY2 = 0.5902x + 20.249100SDWTS2 | R 2 = 0.04** |
| Harvest Index (HIS2) | SY2 = 0.0091x + 0.5234HIS2 | R 2 = 0.04** |
All the traits were significantly correlated either at P < 0.001 or P < 0.05 except for days to maturity, control, 2010 and days to flower, salinity, 2011.