Table 2.
Pearson correlations between traits across 26 genotypes§.
| Traits | GROAT | BGL | TW | LOD | KW | PROTEIN | DTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YLD | −0.18 | 0.13 | 0.03 | −0.64 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.29 |
| GROAT | −0.19 | 0.06 | 0.21 | −0.12 | −0.37 | −0.30 | |
| BGL | −0.45 | −0.13 | 0.07 | 0.42 | −0.30 | ||
| TW | 0.32 | 0.11 | −0.33 | 0.27 | |||
| LOD | −0.17 | −0.36 | −0.14 | ||||
| KW | 0.23 | 0.01 | |||||
| PROTEIN | −0.05 |
§The trait abbreviations are: BGL: β-glucan content; DTM: days to maturity; GROAT: groat content; KW: kernel weight; LOD: lodging score; PROTEIN: protein content; TW: test weight; YLD: grain yield. The threshold correlation for P < 0.05 is 0.396, and that for P < 0.01 is 0.502.