Table 2.
Correlation between the change in importance of traits in breeding and perceived changes in climate.
| Change in Breeders’ Priority Traits | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought Tolerance | Short Growth Cycle | High Temp Tolerance | Low Temp Tolerance | Waterlogging Tolerance | Pest/Disease Resistance | ||
| Perceived changes in climate | Rainfall quantity | −0.07 | −0.11 | −0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Irregular rainfall | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.03 | −0.03 | −0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Early seasons | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.10 | −0.12 | 0.13 | |
| Late seasons | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 * | −0.16 | −0.05 | 0.23 *** | |
| Irregular drought | 0.18 ** | 0.24 *** | 0.10 | −0.05 | −0.06 | 0.15 * | |
| Excessive drought | 0.20 ** | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.18 ** | |
| Excessive cold | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.31 *** | 0.15 | 0.08 | |
| Prolonged cold | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.27 *** | 0.07 | 0.10 | |
| Strong winds | −0.06 | 0.03 | −0.05 | 0.05 | −0.06 | 0.03 | |
| Tornadoes/hurricanes | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.02 | |
* Significant at the 0.1 probability level. ** Significant at the 0.05 probability level. *** Significant at the 0.01 probability level.