Table 3 Correlation matrix for the floral traits in germplasm lines of damask rose based on the mean values of pooled data of two years (2021 and 2022).

From: Phenotyping floral traits and essential oil profiling revealed considerable variations in clonal selections of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.)

 

Flower diameter

Petal Number

Petal length

Petal width

Petal thickness

Petal weight/flower

Flower number/plant

Flower yield/plant

Number of flowering days

Flower bearing shoots

Flower frequency/plant/day

Flower weight

0.401

0.179

0.159

0.400

0.413

0.628

 − 0.593

0.039

 − 0.247

 − 0.505

 − 0.580

Flower diameter

 

0.030

0.434

0.170

0.362

0.099

 − 0.321

 − 0.077

0.035

 − 0.318

 − 0.319

Petal Number

  

0.081

 − 0.040

 − 0.240

0.180

0.138

0.307

 − 0.247

0.114

0.156

Petal length

   

0.489

0.372

0.025

 − 0.168

 − 0.071

 − 0.100

 − 0.204

 − 0.193

Petal width

    

0.521

0.329

 − 0.161

0.107

 − 0.021

 − 0.115

 − 0.153

Petal thickness

     

0.116

 − 0.428

 − 0.182

0.027

 − 0.342

 − 0.410

Petal weight/flower

      

 − 0.198

0.210

 − 0.260

 − 0.077

 − 0.175

Flower number/plant

       

0.771*

0.349

0.956*

0.987*

Flower yield/plant

        

0.259

0.776*

0.770*

Number of flowering days

         

0.321

0.350

Flower bearing shoots

          

0.941*

  1. *significant at P ≤ 0.05.