Table 3 Correlation analysis for showing correlation between fresh fruit weight and other morpho-logical characteristics, including total weight, harvest index, moisture content, leaf area index (LAI), stem thickness, and plant height of all accessions, including PHR5, PHR18, and PHR23, treated with heat for 34 days and 75 days and grown in control conditions.

From: Comparative heat stress responses of three hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes differing temperature sensitivity

Treatment

Trt. days

Total weight

Harvest index

MC

LAI

Stem

Height

Control

34

0.69

0.67

0.57

0.28

− 0.42

− 0.13

75

0.95***

0.61

− 0.70*

0.34

0.71*

0.77*

Heat

34

0.99***

-0.05

0.39

0.98**

0.48

0.62

75

0.51

0.29

0.22

0.47

0.55

0.59

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant correlation at alpha = 0.05(*), 0.01(**), < 0.0001(***).
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