Table 7. Correlation coefficients for associations between marker additive effect ratio (MAR) maxima for ELWL and constitutive leaf traits and MARs at the same QTL markers for measures of yield.
| Trait | No of QTLs | All yields (52) | Controls (19) | Droughted (12) | Drought/control | 7 g/plant | 2 g/plant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELWLW (0–3 h) | 25 | 0.042 | 0.305 | −0.445* | −0.800**** | 0.231 | 0.057 |
| ELWLA (0–3 h) | 30 | −0.399* | 0.304 | −0.574*** | −0.365* | −0.680**** | 0.177 |
| ELWLW (3–6 h) | 24 | −0.001 | 0.267 | −0.402 | −0.703**** | −0.205 | 0.254 |
| ELWLA (3–6 h) | 25 | −0.078 | −0.048 | −0.243 | −0.304 | −0.317 | −0.362 |
| Leaf length | 26 | 0.704**** | 0.502** | 0.848**** | 0.342 | 0.771**** | 0.410* |
| Leaf width | 24 | 0.639*** | 0.533** | 0.416* | −0.226 | 0.705**** | 0.505* |
| Leaf area | 26 | 0.579** | 0.422* | 0.639**** | 0.227 | 0.665*** | 0.361 |
| Midrib thickness | 20 | 0.167 | 0.110 | 0.348 | 0.250 | 0.437 | 0.059 |
Notes
Significant positive correlations are shown in bold, and significant negative correlations are shown underlined.
∗, ∗∗, ∗∗∗, ∗∗∗∗ indicate correlations significant at P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.001 and P < 0.0001, respectively, with 92 df.
Constitutive leaf trait QTLs listed in Table S1.