Table 3.
Correlation coefficients of seed traits of 24 B. napus materials.
| Oleic acid | Linoleic acid | Linolenic acid | Erucic acid | Saturated fatty acid | Glucosinolates | Protein content | Oil content | Average PSV size | Average OB size | PSV coverage | OB coverage | Cell wall thickness | Cell size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleic acid | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Linoleic acid | 0.799** | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Linolenic acid | 0.083 | −0.05 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Erucic acid | −0.962** | −0.882** | −0.164 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Saturated fatty acid | 0.758** | 0.738** | 0.069 | −0.767** | 1 | |||||||||
| Glucosinolates | −0.242 | −0.019 | −0.236 | 0.226 | −0.382 | 1 | ||||||||
| Protein | 0.293 | 0.630** | −0.496* | −0.319 | 0.306 | 0.420* | 1 | |||||||
| Oil content | −0.450* | −0.723** | 0.349 | 0.483* | −0.439* | −0.365 | −0.947** | 1 | ||||||
| Average PSV size | 0.075 | −0.126 | 0.244 | −0.061 | −0.254 | 0.145 | −0.279 | 0.282 | 1 | |||||
| Average OB size | −0.164 | −0.316 | 0.31 | 0.154 | −0.046 | −0.411* | −0.531** | 0.474* | 0.171 | 1 | ||||
| PSV coverage | −0.027 | 0.034 | −0.174 | 0.078 | −0.236 | 0.621** | 0.422* | −0.38 | 0.36 | −0.491* | 1 | |||
| OB coverage | −0.099 | −0.169 | 0.244 | 0.041 | 0.12 | −0.607** | −0.518** | 0.480* | −0.177 | 0.644** | −0.938** | 1 | ||
| Cell wall thickness | −0.189 | −0.032 | −0.162 | 0.137 | 0.073 | 0.103 | 0.192 | −0.264 | −0.183 | −0.07 | −0.038 | 0.038 | 1 | |
| Cell size | −0.258 | −0.313 | 0.141 | 0.26 | −0.006 | −0.084 | −0.167 | 0.053 | −0.161 | 0.171 | −0.011 | −0.007 | 0.497* | 1 |
*
Significant at p = 0.05;
**
Significant at p = 0.01.