Table 4.
Genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients among the quantitative traits in gamma radiation treated (150 Gy, 300 Gy and 450 Gy) and control (untreated) population of 50 tomato genotypes.
Characters | Treatments | Plant Height | No. of Flower Clusters Plant−1 | No. of Flowers Plant−1 | Fruits Plant−1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant Height | Control | Genotypic | 1 | |||
Phenotypic | 1 | |||||
150 Gy | Genotypic | 1 | ||||
Phenotypic | 1 | |||||
300 Gy | Genotypic | 1 | ||||
Phenotypic | 1 | |||||
450 Gy | Genotypic | 1 | ||||
Phenotypic | 1 | |||||
No. of Flower Clusters Plant−1 | Control | Genotypic | 0.55** | 1 | ||
Phenotypic | 0.43** | 1 | ||||
150 Gy | Genotypic | 0.44** | 1 | |||
Phenotypic | 0.36** | 1 | ||||
300 Gy | Genotypic | −0.61** | 1 | |||
Phenotypic | −0.53** | 1 | ||||
450 Gy | Genotypic | 0.29NS | 1 | |||
Phenotypic | 0.25NS | 1 | ||||
No. of Flowers Plant−1 | Control | Genotypic | 0.44** | 0.86** | 1 | |
Phenotypic | 0.41** | 0.77** | 1 | |||
150 Gy | Genotypic | 0.74** | 0.71** | 1 | ||
Phenotypic | 0.67** | 0.69** | 1 | |||
300 Gy | Genotypic | −0.40** | 0.91** | 1 | ||
Phenotypic | −0.40** | 0.85** | 1 | |||
450 Gy | Genotypic | 0.21NS | 0.93** | 1 | ||
Phenotypic | 0.20NS | 0.81** | 1 | |||
Fruits Plant−1 | Control | Genotypic | 0.46** | 0.86** | 0.99** | 1 |
Phenotypic | 0.40** | 0.76** | 0.98** | 1 | ||
150 Gy | Genotypic | 0.73** | 0.93** | 0.99** | 1 | |
Phenotypic | 0.66** | 0.85** | 0.97** | 1 | ||
300 Gy | Genotypic | −0.40** | 0.97** | 0.99** | 1 | |
Phenotypic | −0.39** | 0.96** | 0.97** | 1 | ||
450 Gy | Genotypic | −0.25NS | 0.96NS | −0.15NS | 1 | |
Phenotypic | −0.24NS | 0.93NS | −0.10NS | 1 |
*=Significant (P < 0.05), **=Significant (P < 0.01), NS = Non-Significant (P > 0.05).