Table 2 Correlation analysis between yield and yield-component traits in BC and RIL populations in four BC/M trials and three BC/P trials.

From: Cumulative and different genetic effects contributed to yield heterosis using maternal and paternal backcross populations in Upland cotton

Trait

Env.a

SY

LY

BNP

BW

LP

BC/M, BC/P

RIL-M, RIL-P

BC/M, BC/P

RIL-M, RIL-P

BC/M, BC/P

RIL-M, RIL-P

BC/M, BC/P

RIL-M, RIL-P

BC/M, BC/P

RIL-M, RIL-P

SY

2015E1/2016E1

0.11 b

0.44

        
 

2015E2/2015E2

0.16

0.31

        
 

2016E2/2016E2

0.19

0.45

        

LY

2015E1/2016E1

0.98, 0.97c

0.96, 0.97

0.10

0.43

      
 

2015E2/2015E2

0.99, 0.98

0.98, 0.98

0.15

0.31

      
 

2016E2/2016E2

0.97, 0.98

0.96, 0.96

0.21

0.43

      

BNP

2015E1/2016E1

0.82, 0.45

0.72, 0.42

0.75, 0.46

0.70, 0.45

0.20

0.43

    
 

2015E2/2015E2

0.96, 0.96

0.95, 0.96

0.96, 0.95

0.95, 0.95

0.11

0.36

    
 

2016E2/2016E2

0.42, 0.47

0.59, 0.48

0.41, 0.48

0.62, 0.48

0.07

0.32

    

BW

2015E1/2016E1

0.06, 0.27

0.27, 0.34

0.04, 0.22

0.19, 0.25

−0.01, −0.05

0.01, −0.02

0.16

0.47

  
 

2015E2/2015E2

0.22, 0.37

0.24, 0.37

0.19, 0.33

0.19, 0.33

−0.05, −0.03

−0.06, 0.11

0.28

0.42

  
 

2016E2/2016E2

0.10, 0.14

0.38, 0.40

0.03, 0.08

0.29, 0.30

0.01, −0.23

−0.09, −0.08

0.33

0.49

  

LP

2015E1/2016E1

0.21, 0.07

0.13, −0.05

0.36, 0.28

0.20, 0.17

0.11, 0.18

0.22, 0.13

−0.17, −0.23

−0.39, −0.36

0.49

0.72

 

2015E2/2015E2

−0.01, −0.10

0.08, −0.10

0.15, 0.09

0.26, 0.09

0.03, −0.29

0.15, −0.29

−0.14, −0.02

−0.24, −0.02

0.27

0.62

 

2016E2/2016E2

0.11, 0.15

0.04, 0.02

0.35, 0.34

0.28, 0.24

0.07, 0.15

0.20, 0.11

−0.26, −0.29

−0.30, −0.37

0.25

0.42

  1. Critical values of correlation coefficients at probabilities of 0.05 and 0.01 are 0.14 and 0.19, respectively. aEnvironments are presented as (of BC/M trial)/(of BC/P trial). bCorrelation coefficients within underline referred to the measurements of the same trait between BC/M trial and BC/P trial. cCorrelation coefficients between two traits in each cell are presented as “(in BC/M trial in the environment), (in BC/P trial in the environment)”.