Table 6 Pearson correlation coefficients between plant traits and nitrogen (N) absorption.
items | Absorptive amount of N | Maximum number of seedlings | Percentage of available tiller | Effective panicles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SO–AT | AT–HD | HD–MA | |||||
absorptive amount of N | SO–AT | — | ns | ns | ns | ns | * |
AT–HD | r = −0.307 | — | ns | ns | * | ns | |
HD–MA | r = −0.144 | r = 0.315 | — | ns | ns | ns | |
the maximum number of seedlings | r = 0.483 | r = 0.349 | r = 0.027 | — | ** | ** | |
percentage of available tiller | r = −0.321 | r = −0.618 | r = 0.228 | r = −0.839 | — | * | |
effective panicles | r = 0.643 | r = 0.229 | r = 0.251 | r = 0.901 | r = −0.642 | — | |
