Table 2.
Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the five different rice seedling chilling tolerance indices evaluated in this study.
| Trait† | LTG | PGCG | LTSS | PGC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGCG | 0.369∗∗∗ | |||
| LTSS | 0.162 | 0.384∗∗∗ | ||
| PGC | 0.146 | 0.313∗∗∗ | 0.805∗∗∗ | |
| LTS | 0.105 | 0.331∗∗∗ | 0.894∗∗∗ | 0.676∗∗∗ |
†Five seedling chilling tolerance indices: low temperature germinability (LTG), plumule growth rate after cold germination (PGCG), low temperature seedling survivability (LTSS), plumule recovery growth after cold exposure (PCG), and low temperature survival (LTS). ∗∗∗P < 0.0001.