Table 1.

Correlation analysis between seeds and plants by using 30 wheat seed lots.

	100-grain weight	RCP in wheat seed	ACP in wheat seed	Plant dry weight	Shoot dry weight	Root dry weight
100-grain weight	1	−0.272	0.837**	0.799**	0.602**	0.742**
RCP in wheat seed	−0.272	1	0.291	0.166	0.272	−0.014
ACP in wheat seed	0.837**	0.291	1	0.897**	0.749**	0.749**
Plant dry weight	0.799**	0.166	0.897**	1	0.857**	0.810**
Shoot dry weight	0.602**	0.272	0.749**	0.857**	1	0.393*
Root dry weight	0.742**	−0.014	0.749**	0.810**	0.393*	1

RCP: the relative content of protein (%). ACP: the absolute content of protein (mg seed⁻¹). Asterisks denote a significant correlation (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01).