Table 4.

Genetic Pearson’s r correlations between NDVI, VARI, SRPI, WDI variables, and TCSA, NbFr and BmFr, (A) for genetic means of two water regimes confounded, (B) for well-watered trees, (C) for water-stressed trees and (D) for differential index DI. r values in bold type were significant for P<0.001

	NDVI	VARI	SRPI	sdNDVI	sdVARI	sdSRPI	WDI	sdWDI	TCSA	NbFr	BmFr		NDVI	VARI	SRPI	sdNDVI	sdVARI	sdSRPI	WDI	sdWDI	TCSA	NbFr	BmFr
A												B
NDVI	1												1
VARI	0.61	1											0.74	1
SRPI	0.80	0.28	1										0.64	0.26	1
sdNDVI	−0.58	−0.55	−0.49	1									−0.66	−0.60	−0.43	1
sdVARI	0.03	0.15	0.00	0.36	1								−0.16	−0.31	−0.13	0.42	1
sdSRPI	−0.64	−0.62	−0.54	0.88	0.33	1							−0.46	−0.46	−0.52	0.66	0.57	1
WDI	0.15	0.06	0.02	0.16	−0.16	0.12	1						−0.03	0.21	−0.25	0.10	−0.30	0.02	1
sdWDI	0.03	0.06	−0.14	0.39	0.21	0.27	0.52	1					−0.07	0.01	−0.22	0.08	−0.11	−0.01	0.52	1
TCSA	0.67	0.33	0.57	−0.36	0.03	-0.35	0.13	0.09	1				0.63	0.29	0.45	−0.33	0.01	−0.28	0.14	0.07	1
NbFr	0.32	0.32	0.25	−0.28	0.20	−0.24	−0.21	−0.12	0.39	1			0.29	0.28	0.13	−0.27	0.13	−0.14	−0.06	−0.06	0.39	1
BmFr	0.40	0.35	0.32	−0.27	0.22	−0.23	−0.20	−0.04	0.50	0.85	1		0.48	0.38	0.23	−0.37	−0.01	−0.13	−0.03	−0.04	0.50	0.85	1
C												D
NDVI	1												1
VARI	0.71	1											0.74	1
SRPI	0.88	0.51	1										0.82	0.45	1
sdNDVI	−0.64	−0.53	−0.58	1									−0.19	−0.06	−0.32	1
sdVARI	0.06	-0.10	0.10	0.25	1								−0.05	−0.29	0.02	−0.12	1
sdSRPI	−0.58	−0.60	−0.60	0.74	0.25	1							−0.51	−0.52	−0.57	0.25	0.42	1
WDI	−0.15	0.10	−0.12	0.23	−0.30	0.10	1						−0.16	0.18	−0.20	0.07	−0.34	0.03	1
sdWDI	−0.05	0.04	−0.06	0.35	0.07	0.17	0.49	1					−0.09	0.01	−0.10	0.06	−0.12	0.01	0.51	1
TCSA	0.60	0.31	0.54	−0.31	0.05	−0.34	0.08	0.07	1				0.55	0.48	0.30	0.13	−0.06	−0.26	−0.13	−0.10	1
NbFr	0.29	0.29	0.27	−0.23	0.22	−0.26	−0.28	−0.13	0.39	1			0.55	0.49	0.33	0.22	−0.08	−0.19	−0.03	−0.04	0.52	1
BmFr	0.52	0.38	0.39	−0.23	0.03	−0.10	−0.21	0.01	0.50	0.85	1		0.48	0.35	0.27	0.29	−0.04	−0.07	−0.08	−0.01	0.55	0.75	1