Table 2 Phenotypic and genotypic correlation coefficients among yield and attributing traits.

From: Ascertaining the morpho-molecular diversity in buckwheat germplasm and identification of high yielding, stable genotypes with superior biochemical quality

Traits

Correlation

LBL

LBW

HSW

NSPPT

YPP

PETL

SEEDL

SEEDW

CYMEL

DFF

DM

PH

P

−0.042

0.109

−0.071

0.416**

0.370**

0.330 **

−0.068

−0.044

0.440**

−0.211**

−0.158 **

 

G

−0.084

0.136

−0.073

0.422**

0.380**

0.344 **

−0.095

−0.052

0.486**

−0.228*

−0.210*

LBL

P

1 **

0.599**

0.035

−0.028

−0.016

0.365**

0.069

0.052

−0.116*

0.050

−0.040

 

G

1 **

0.982**

0.013

−0.059

−0.046

0.497**

0.064

−0.004

−0.253*

0.125

−0.086

LBW

P

 

1 **

−0.060

−0.004

−0.023

0.453**

0.001

−0.037

−0.012

−0.008

−0.097

 

G

 

1 **

−0.044

−0.016

−0.033

0.538**

0.016

−0.049

−0.024

−0.033

−0.178

HSW

P

  

1 **

−0.048

0.226**

−0.040

0.075

0.064

0.046

0.026

−0.014

 

G

  

1 **

−0.047

0.223*

−0.046

0.078

0.059

0.063

0.038

−0.033

NSPPT

P

   

1 **

0.938**

0.023

−0.318 **

−0.225**

0.181**

0.246**

0.172 **

 

G

   

1 **

0.944**

0.011

−0.393**

−0.250*

0.206*

0.288**

0.239 *

YPP

P

    

1 **

0.018

−0.272**

−0.192**

0.172**

0.227**

0.154**

 

G

    

1 **

0.001

−0.353 **

−0.223*

0.206*

0.278**

0.209*

PETL

P

     

1 **

0.061

0.0004

0.101

−0.194**

−0.266**

 

G

     

1 **

0.055

−0.002

0.111

−0.209*

−0.347**

SEEDL

P

      

1 **

0.430**

−0.239**

−0.132*

−0.079

 

G

      

1 **

0.493**

−0.296**

−0.154

−0.091

SEEDW

P

       

1 **

0.042

−0.247**

−0.161 **

 

G

       

1 **

0.025

−0.272**

−0.155

CYMEL

P

        

1 **

−0.267**

−0.244 **

 

G

        

1 **

−0.305**

−0.298**

DFF

P

         

1 **

0.738**

 

G

         

1 **

0.928 **

  1. **Significance at 1% level *Significance at 5% level.
  2. Where, PH- plant height at maturity; LBL- leaf blade length; LBW- leaf blade width; HSW-100 seed weight; NSPPT- number of seeds per plant; YPP- yield per plant; PETL- petiole length; SEEDL-seed length; SEEDW-seed width; CYMEL- cyme length; DTF-Days to 50% flowering; DTM- days to 80% maturity.