Table 3.
Pair-wise correlation coefficients between the 32 phenotypic descriptors of 92 sugarcane genotypes over three years (2011–2012, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014)
| PGH | LSH | SL | SIA | CD | LC | ALS | ICN | ICE | IS | IZA | GC | RSA | W | SB | BG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGH | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| LSH | 0.24 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| SL | −0.03 | 0.22 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| SIA | 0.11 | 0.30* | 0.03 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| CD | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| LC | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.20 | −0.09 | 0.06 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| ALS | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.16 | −0.13 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| ICN | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.15 | 0.07 | −0.07 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| ICE | 0.15 | 0.13 | −0.25 | −0.01 | 0.17 | −0.16 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 1.00 | |||||||
| IS | 0.05 | 0.14 | −0.09 | 0.10 | 0.18 | −0.20 | −0.14 | −0.01 | 0.26 | 1.00 | ||||||
| IZA | 0.16 | 0.18 | −0.16 | −0.10 | 0.07 | −0.08 | −0.05 | −0.06 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 1.00 | |||||
| GC | 0.00 | 0.09 | −0.14 | 0.11 | 0.13 | −0.10 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 1.00 | ||||
| RSA | 0.04 | 0.33* | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.06 | −0.15 | 0.13 | −0.07 | 0.21 | 0.10 | −0.02 | 0.31 | 1.00 | |||
| W | −0.15 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.13 | −0.07 | −0.09 | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.04 | −0.18 | 1.00 | ||
| SB | −0.12 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.20 | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | −0.11 | 1.00 | |
| BG | 0.22 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.01 | 0.14 | 0.14 | −0.22 | −0.07 | −0.05 | 0.02 | −0.13 | −0.31 | −0.15 | 0.19 | −0.08 | 1.00 |
| BC | −0.01 | 0.09 | −0.19 | 0.17 | −0.08 | 0.00 | −0.14 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.06 | −0.05 | −0.12 |
| BT | 0.00 | −0.03 | −0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.05 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.00 | −0.09 | 0.01 | 0.13 | −0.18 | 0.29 |
| PGR | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.11 | −0.08 | −0.02 | −0.11 | −0.03 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.20 | −0.14 | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.08 | 0.12 |
| WRB | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.17 | −0.06 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.11 |
| CS | −0.03 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.13 | −0.09 | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.10 | −0.03 |
| P | 0.10 | −0.04 | −0.17 | −0.13 | 0.03 | −0.21 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.15 | −0.11 | −0.10 | 0.00 |
| BS | 0.03 | −0.02 | 0.00 | 0.38* | 0.13 | −0.15 | −0.09 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.19 | −0.09 | −0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | −0.08 | 0.24 |
| NMC | −0.05 | −0.01 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | −0.12 | 0.02 | −0.20 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.25 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| LBW | 0.17 | 0.04 | −0.16 | 0.05 | −0.07 | 0.20 | −0.11 | 0.17 | −0.14 | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.20 | −0.11 | −0.09 | 0.04 |
| ID | 0.33* | 0.04 | −0.33* | 0.16 | −0.07 | 0.16 | −0.06 | 0.07 | −0.02 | −0.12 | −0.01 | 0.09 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| PH | 0.16 | −0.03 | −0.20 | 0.13 | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.11 | −0.09 | 0.19 | −0.09 | 0.02 | −0.05 | 0.24 |
| FP | −0.12 | −0.03 | −0.15 | −0.09 | −0.06 | −0.05 | 0.20 | 0.01 | −0.08 | −0.05 | 0.11 | −0.03 | 0.09 | −0.20 | −0.05 | −0.11 |
| SP | −0.16 | −0.09 | −0.05 | −0.04 | −0.03 | 0.00 | −0.18 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.05 | −0.14 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.06 |
| CB | −0.18 | −0.10 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.24 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.15 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.01 |
| PP | −0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | −0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.11 | −0.07 | −0.07 | 0.03 | −0.03 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.16 | 0.14 | −0.20 |
| CCS | −0.16 | −0.08 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.03 | 0.01 | −0.16 | −0.01 | −0.02 | 0.01 | −0.05 | −0.14 | −0.04 | −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.08 |
| BC | BT | PGR | WRB | CS | P | BS | NMC | LBW | ID | PH | FP | SP | CB | PP | CCS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGH | ||||||||||||||||
| LSH | ||||||||||||||||
| SL | ||||||||||||||||
| SIA | ||||||||||||||||
| CD | ||||||||||||||||
| LC | ||||||||||||||||
| ALS | ||||||||||||||||
| ICN | ||||||||||||||||
| ICE | ||||||||||||||||
| IS | ||||||||||||||||
| IZA | ||||||||||||||||
| GC | ||||||||||||||||
| RSA | ||||||||||||||||
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| SB | ||||||||||||||||
| BG | ||||||||||||||||
| BC | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| BT | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| PGR | 0.12 | 0.21 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| WRB | 0.13 | −0.20 | −0.08 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| CS | −0.05 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| P | −0.11 | −0.01 | −0.17 | 0.07 | −0.22 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| BS | −0.07 | 0.45* | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.04 | −0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| NMC | 0.00 | −0.19 | −0.18 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.06 | −0.08 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| LBW | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.01 | 0.13 | −0.14 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 1.00 | |||||||
| ID | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.18 | 0.11 | −0.06 | −0.14 | 0.52* | 1.00 | ||||||
| PH | 0.19 | −0.02 | 0.09 | 0.41* | −0.04 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 1.00 | |||||
| FP | 0.00 | −0.10 | −0.01 | 0.21 | 0.10 | −0.05 | −0.04 | 0.10 | −0.15 | −0.34* | 0.13 | 1.00 | ||||
| SP | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.11 | −0.20 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.12 | 1.00 | |||
| CB | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.13 | −0.18 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.10 | 0.97** | 1.00 | ||
| PP | −0.14 | −0.02 | 0.19 | −0.06 | 0.07 | 0.01 | −0.01 | −0.17 | −0.06 | −0.03 | −0.09 | −0.14 | 0.56** | 0.35* | 1.00 | |
| CCS | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.23 | −0.01 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.10 | −0.21 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.00 | −0.13 | 1.00* | 0.94* | 0.64 | 1.00 |
PGH plant growth habit, LSH leaf sheath hairiness, SL shape of ligule, SIA shape of inner auricle, CD colour of dewlap, LC leaf curvature, ALS adherence of leaf sheath, ICN internode colour (not exposed to sun), ICE internode colour (exposed to sun), IS internode shape, IZA internode zigzag alignment, GC growth crack (split), RSA rind surface appearance, W waxiness, SB shape of bud, BG bud groove, BC bud cushion, BT bud tip in relation to growth ring, PGR prominence of growth ring, WRB width of root band, CS cross-section, P pithiness, BS bud size, NMC number of millable canes per stool, LBW leaf blade width, ID internode diameter, PH plant height, FP fiber per cent, SP sucrose per cent, CB corrected Brix, PP pol per cent, CCS commercial cane sugar per cent
* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01