Table 2.

Correlation coefficient between eight quantitative traits studied in the entire safflower collection.

	OC	OA	LA	SW	PH	NH	NB	DTF
OC	*
OA	0.133	*
LA	−0.142	−0.996	*
SW	0.044	−0.088	0.094	*
PH	−0.130	−0.122	0.120	−0.185	*
NH	0.065	−0.049	0.039	0.077	0.005	*
NB	0.109	0.024	−0.028	−0.039	0.134	0.450	*
DTF	0.164	0.027	−0.033	−0.053	0.098	0.033	0.090	*

OC, oil content; OA, oleic acid content; LA, linoleic acid content; SW, 100-seed weight; PH, plant height; NH, number of heads per plant; NB, number of primary branches; DTF, days to 50% flowering.

^*Denotes correlation between same trait.