Table 4.

Statistical significance of the p-values and associations observed between markers and phytosterol content of almond cultivars.

	BPPCT011a	EPDCU5100	BPPCT030	CPPCT008	UDP96-003a	CPPCT047	EPDCU3392a
SSR/LG	1	1	2	6	4	6	7
% var (R2)b	62.6	46.1	56.8	66.7	73.8	51.8	50.0
Total phytosterol	***				**
Campesterol							**
Stigmasterol	*		**
Δ7-Campesterol						*
Clerosterol				***
β-Sitosterol		**
Δ7-Stigmastenol	**			**		**	***
Δ7-Avenasterol					**

For multiple testing of genotypes, Bonferroni correction (Schulze and McMahon, 2002) was applied. The p-values for associations are considered when at least one allele is associated with the SSR. Abbreviations: W, width; T, thickness; L, length

^*p < 0.00001,

^**p = 0.00001–0.0001,

^***p = 0.0001–0.0012, (K-model).

^aAssociations observed in the same regions where QTL had previously been identified (Font i Forcada et al., 2012; Fernández i Martí et al., 2013).

^bPercentage of the phenotypic variation (r²) explained by each marker.