Table 3.
Coefficients of correlation between FHB incidence/severity and plant morphological traits in the RIL population derived from crossing FHB-resistant 02-5B-318 and FHB-susceptible cv. Saragolla, evaluated in in three environments (Bologna 2012, Bologna 2013, Bari 2013).
| Traits | FHB incidence | FHB severity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna 2012 | Bologna 2013 | Bari 2013 | Bologna 2012 | Bologna 2013 | Bari 2013 | |
| Plant height | -0.11∗∗ | -0.19∗∗ | -0.14 | -0.50∗∗ | -0.12∗ | -0.08 |
| Spike compactness | 0.23∗∗∗ | 0.17∗ | -0.11 | 0.40∗∗∗ | 0.51∗∗∗ | 0.30∗ |
| Awn length | -0.20∗ | – | - | 0.01 | - | - |
| Spike length | -0.1 | -0.20 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
∗, ∗∗, ∗∗∗ Significance at P ≤ 0.05, P ≤ 0.01, and P ≤ 0.001 levels, respectively.