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Table 6 Estimated genetic and phenotypic correlations between yield, yield components, and fiber quality traits

From: Genetic analysis of yield and fiber quality traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivated in different ecological regions of China

Traits LY LP BW BN FL FU FS MIC FE
SCY
 RP 0.913c 0.211c 0.481c 0.453c 0.009 0.094a −0.055 0.187b 0.080a
 RG 0.918c 0.246c 0.531c 0.606c 0.030 0.110 −0.055 0.217 0.115a
LY
 RP   0.524c 0.489c 0.425c 0.045 0.128a −0.062 0.238a 0.180b
 RG   0.545c 0.516c 0.562c 0.049 0.149 −0.078a 0.248 0.224b
LP
 RP    0.147 0.111b 0.050 0.107 −0.095 0.242a 0.311b
 RG    0.119 0.153b 0.025 0.124 −0.145a 0.258 0.347a
FL
 RP       0.540c 0.765c −0.297c 0.613c
 RG       0.585c 0.849c −0.424c 0.694c
FU
 RP        0.487c 0.064 0.479c
 RG        0.558c −0.071 0.626c
FS
 RP         −0.357c 0.538c
 RG         −0.493c 0.623c
MIC
 RP          −0.082
 RG          −0.153b
  1. RP phenotypic correlation coefficient, RG genetic correlation coefficient
  2. a, b and c denote significant differences at 0.1, 0.05 and 0.01 levels, respectively
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Journal of Cotton Research

ISSN: 2523-3254

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