Table 5.
Phenotypic (above diagonal) and genotypic (below diagonal) coefficients of correlation (r) between the 11 agronomic and disease-resistance traits for the 800 genotypes evaluated in 2013–2015.
| Trait† | HT | PH | GY | SW | TGW | PC | GC | PM | STB | YR | LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0.07 | –0.34** | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.20* | 0.08 | |
| PH | 0.07 | –0.20* | 0.58** | 0.40** | 0.20* | 0.19 | 0.02 | –0.09 | 0.03 | –0.13 | |
| GY | –0.34++ | –0.20++ | –0.10 | 0.31* | –0.09 | –0.08 | –0.19 | 0.15 | –0.34** | –0.40** | |
| SW | 0.15 | 0.61++ | –0.10 | 0.43** | 0.15 | 0.14 | –0.05 | –0.09 | 0.08 | –0.11 | |
| TGW | 0.13+ | 0.41++ | 0.31++ | 0.46++ | 0.01 | 0.04 | –0.04 | 0.02 | –0.08 | –0.24* | |
| PC | 0.07 | 0.21++ | –0.09+ | 0.17+ | 0.00 | 0.92** | 0.17 | 0.08 | –0.01 | –0.19 | |
| GC | 0.15+ | 0.20++ | –0.08++ | 0.15+ | 0.03 | 0.94++ | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.01 | –0.20* | |
| PM score | 0.20+ | 0.03 | –0.20++ | –0.05 | –0.04 | 0.17++ | 0.17++ | 0.52** | 0.33** | .018 | |
| STB score | 0.02 | –0.10++ | 0.15++ | –0.10 | 0.02 | 0.09+ | 0.11++ | 0.56++ | 0.12 | –0.06 | |
| YR score | 0.22+ | 0.03 | –0.35++ | 0.09 | –0.08+ | –0.01 | 0.01 | 0.36++ | 0.14++ | 0.31** | |
| LR score | 0.08 | –0.13+ | –0.51++ | –0.12+ | –0.25++ | –0.20++ | –0.21++ | 0.18++ | –0.06+ | 0.33++ |
†HT, days to heading from April 1; PH, plant height; GY, grain yield; SW, specific weight; TGW, 1000-grain weight; PC, protein content; GC, gluten content; PM, powdery mildew resistance; STB, Septoria tritici blotch resistance; YR, yellow rust resistance; LR, brown rust resistance.
Genotypic coefficients: significance of a genetic coefficient correlation is expressed as being greater than once (+) or twice (++) its SE
*, ** Significance at P < 0.05, P < 0.01, respectively.