Table 10.
Pearson correlation coefficients for 11 quantitative traits of 334 sorghum genotypes evaluated in two locations in Uganda.
| Traits | PHT | PNL | PNW | RNM | DTF | GRF | DTM | Fe | Zn | HSW | YLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHT | - | 0.40∗∗∗ | 0.12∗∗∗ | 0.08ns | 0.68∗∗∗ | 0.05ns | 0.70∗∗∗ | 0.26∗∗∗ | 0.18∗∗∗ | -0.29∗∗∗ | -0.31∗∗∗ |
| PNL | - | -0.20∗∗∗ | 0.13∗ | 0.36∗∗∗ | 0.30∗∗∗ | 0.46∗∗∗ | 0.25∗∗∗ | 0.23∗∗∗ | -0.10ns | -0.20∗∗∗ | |
| PNW | - | -0.08ns | 0.07ns | -0.12∗ | 0.04ns | -0.04ns | -0.14∗ | 0.07ns | 0.37∗∗∗ | ||
| RNM | - | 0.24∗∗∗ | -0.03ns | 0.24∗∗∗ | 0.01ns | 0.16∗∗ | -0.20∗∗∗ | -0.22∗∗∗ | |||
| DTF | - | -0.20∗∗∗ | 0.95∗∗∗ | 0.19∗∗∗ | 0.13∗ | -0.40∗∗∗ | -0.36∗∗∗ | ||||
| GRF | - | 0.12∗ | 0.15∗∗ | 0.05ns | 0.06ns | -0.20∗∗∗ | |||||
| DTM | - | 0.23∗∗∗ | 0.14∗∗ | -0.38∗∗∗ | -0.43∗∗∗ | ||||||
| Fe | - | 0.32∗∗∗ | -0.27∗∗∗ | -0.26∗∗∗ | |||||||
| Zn | - | -0.11ns | -0.17∗∗ | ||||||||
| HSW | - | 0.43∗∗∗ |
aPHT = Plant height (cm); PNL = Panicle length (cm); PNW = Panicle width (cm); RNM = Rachis number; DTF = Days to 50% flowering (days); GRF = Grain filling duration (days); DTM = Days to 75% maturity (days); Fe = Iron content (ppm); Zn = Zinc content (ppm); HSW = 100 seed weight (g); YLD = Grain yield (kg/ha); ns = P > 0.05; ∗ = P ≤ 0.05; ∗∗ = P ≤ 0.01; ∗∗∗ = P ≤ 0.001.