Table 3.
Pearson correlation coefficients among TN, H, FW, TD, NI, LI, LF, WF, LL, WL, and DW§ in M. sinensis population‡.
| TN | H | FW | TD | NI | LI | LF | WF | LL | WL | DW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | ||||||||||
| H | −0.028 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | 0.610** | 0.408** | 1 | ||||||||
| TD | −0.185* | 0.204* | 0.364** | 1 | |||||||
| NI | −0.030 | 0.391** | 0.285** | 0.218* | 1 | ||||||
| LI | −0.011 | 0.522** | 0.223** | 0.002 | 0.301** | 1 | |||||
| LF | −0.125 | 0.246** | 0.042 | 0.095 | −0.131 | 0.062 | 1 | ||||
| WF | −0.138 | 0.283** | 0.110 | 0.229** | 0.117 | 0.181* | 0.525** | 1 | |||
| LL | −0.136 | 0.380** | 0.264** | 0.386** | 0.085 | 0.212* | 0.427** | 0.208* | 1 | ||
| WL | −0.287** | 0.331** | 0.285** | 0.527** | 0.360** | 0.195* | 0.053 | 0.406** | 0.360** | 1 | |
| DW | 0.527** | 0.392** | 0.897** | 0.334** | 0.386** | 0.251** | −0.006 | 0.131 | 0.170* | 0.364** | 1 |
§
TN, tiller number; H, plant height; FW, fresh biomass yield each plant; TD, the main tiller diameter; NI, the number of main stem internode; LI, the length of main internode; LF, the length of flag leaf; WF, the width of flag leaf; LL, the length of longest leaf; WL, the width of longest leaf; and DW, dry biomass yield each plant.
‡
Correlation calculated using mean of 3 years.
*
Correlation is significant at P < 0.05.
**
Correlation is significant at P < 0.01.