Table 7.
Estimation of environmental correlation among 12 characters of V. subterranea genotypes.
| Variable | D50F | DTM | PH | NB | BFW | TNP | FPW | DPW | DSW | HSW | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D50F | 1 | ||||||||||
| DTM | − 0.024 ns | 1 | |||||||||
| PH | − 0.113 ns | − 0.092 ns | 1 | ||||||||
| NB | 0.186 ns | 0.185 ns | − 0.138 ns | 1 | |||||||
| BFW | − 0.108 ns | 0.104 ns | 0.013 ns | − 0.052 ns | 1 | ||||||
| TNP | − 0.122 ns | 0.125 ns | 0.020 ns | 0.131 ns | − 0.091 ns | 1 | |||||
| FPW | − 0.104 ns | − 0.031 ns | − 0.008 ns | − 0.094 ns | 0.009 ns | 0.216* | 1 | ||||
| DPW | − 0.204 ns | 0.014 ns | − 0.028 ns | − 0.142 ns | − 0.048 ns | 0.237* | 0.849** | 1 | |||
| DSW | − 0.076 ns | − 0.004 ns | 0.092 ns | 0.110 ns | − 0.005 ns | − 0.006 ns | 0.124 ns | 0.258* | 1 | ||
| HSW | − 0.014 ns | 0.149 ns | − 0.253* | 0.175 ns | − 0.010 ns | 0.096 ns | 0.188 ns | 0.246* | 0.360** | 1 | |
| HI | 0.077 ns | − 0.086 ns | − 0.101 ns | 0.076 ns | − 0.821** | 0.201 ns | 0.322** | 0.355** | 0.077 ns | 0.135 ns | 1 |
| Yld | − 0.204 ns | 0.014 ns | − 0.029 ns | − 0.142 ns | − 0.048 ns | 0.237* | 0.849** | 1.000** | 0.258* | 0.246* | 0.355** |
* = Significant (p ≤ 0.05),** = Highly significant (p ≤ 0.01), ns = non significant (p > 0.05), D50%F = days to 50% flowering, DTM = days to maturiity, PH = plant height (cm), NB = Number of branches , BFW = biomass fresh weight (g), TNP = total number of pods, FWP = fresh pods weight (g), DPW = dry pods weight (g), DSW = dry seeds weight (g), HSW = hundred seed weight (g), HI = harvest index, and YLD = yield kg/ha.