Table 2.

Pearson correlation coefficient between dry matter yield (DMY) traits and visual growth score (GS) traits, measured among perennial ryegrass half-sib families in training population TP1, at two locations.

Trait	GS Spring	GS Late Spring	GS Summer	GS Autumn	GS Winter	GS All
DMY All Cuts	0.56	0.61	0.81	0.86	0.71	0.88
DMY Spring	0.65	0.56	0.57	0.60	0.72	0.67
DMY Late Spring	0.55	0.62	0.62	0.64	0.60	0.68
DMY Summer	0.44	0.52	0.77	0.83	0.60	0.8
DMY Autumn	0.46	0.56	0.80	0.85	0.67	0.83

DMY All Cuts, mean across all DMY harvests; GS All, mean GS across all seasonal GS.