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Table 2 Correlation coefficient and significance of yield, lint percentage, fibre quality properties, predicted yarn properties and other composite fibre quality values from mean estimates of analysis of individual and combined season experiments

From: Are yarn quality prediction tools useful in the breeding of high yielding and better fibre quality cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)?

Trait

Season

LP

LEN

UNI

SFI

STR

EL

MIC

FQI

YCV

YT

PD points

LY

2016/2017

0.484***

-0.211***

-0.204***

0.257***

ns

ns

ns

-0.195**

0.201***

-0.191**

ns

 

2017/2018

0.542***

ns

ns

-0.299***

ns

ns

ns

ns

-0.130*

ns

ns

 

2018/2019

0.665***

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.133*

ns

0.126*

ns

0.120*

 

Combined

0.689***

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

LP

2016/2017

 

-0.309***

-0.182**

0.320***

ns

0.159**

0.194**

-0.294***

0.312***

-0.255***

ns

 

2017/2018

 

-0.207***

ns

-0.481***

ns

0.185**

0.127*

-0.198***

ns

ns

ns

 

2018/2019

 

-0.138*

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.279***

-0.273***

0.251***

-0.235***

ns

 

Combined

 

-0.228***

ns

ns

ns

0.164**

0.225***

-0.294***

0.191**

-0.191**

ns

LEN

2016/2017

  

0.526***

-0.741***

ns

-0.491***

-0.529***

0.761***

-0.794***

0.607***

0.453***

 

2017/2018

  

0.553***

ns

0.276***

-0.353***

-0.435***

0.743***

-0.412***

0.446***

0.590***

 

2018/2019

  

0.299***

-0.401***

0.286***

-0.422***

-0.494***

0.773***

-0.648***

0.614***

0.566***

 

Combined

  

0.465***

-0.416***

0.161**

-0.529***

-0.514***

0.761***

-0.713***

0.614***

0.453***

UNI

2016/2017

   

-0.707***

ns

ns

ns

0.402***

-0.451***

0.353***

0.209***

 

2017/2018

   

ns

0.390***

ns

-0.159**

0.509***

-0.153*

0.311***

0.378***

 

2018/2019

   

-0.851***

0.354***

ns

ns

0.355***

-0.645***

0.574***

0.207***

 

Combined

   

-0.625***

0.296***

ns

ns

0.402***

-0.350***

0.369***

0.209***

SFI

2016/2017

    

-0.119*

0.245***

0.268***

-0.569***

0.711***

-0.549***

-0.182**

 

2017/2018

    

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.399***

-0.193**

ns

 

2018/2019

    

-0.440***

ns

ns

-0.438***

0.779***

-0.704***

-0.176**

 

Combined

    

-0.277***

ns

ns

-0.569***

0.481***

-0.425***

-0.182**

STR

2016/2017

     

-0.348***

0.165**

0.363***

ns

0.562***

ns

 

2017/2018

     

-0.280***

ns

0.554***

ns

0.575***

0.214***

 

2018/2019

     

-0.187**

ns

0.494***

-0.322***

0.659***

0.194**

 

Combined

     

-0.299***

0.126*

0.363***

ns

0.575***

ns

EL

2016/2017

      

0.241***

-0.501***

0.318***

-0.467***

ns

 

2017/2018

      

0.279***

-0.405***

0.246***

-0.352***

-0.242***

 

2018/2019

      

0.294***

-0.375***

0.128*

-0.209***

-0.264***

 

Combined

      

0.380***

-0.501***

0.387***

-0.486***

-0.108***

MIC

2016/2017

       

-0.779***

0.859***

-0.668***

-0.557***

 

2017/2018

       

-0.790***

0.876***

-0.793***

-0.684***

 

2018/2019

       

-0.791***

0.679***

-0.609***

-0.492***

 

Combined

       

-0.779***

0.856***

-0.687***

-0.557***

FQI

2016/2017

        

-0.861***

0.952***

0.441***

 

2017/2018

        

-0.710***

0.883***

0.687***

 

2018/2019

        

-0.835***

0.908***

0.536***

 

Combined

        

-0.861***

0.952***

0.441***

YCV

2016/2017

         

-0.758***

-0.510***

 

2017/2018

         

-0.841***

-0.661***

 

2018/2019

         

-0.904***

-0.450***

 

Combined

         

-0.819***

-0.510***

YT

2016/2017

          

0.395***

 

2017/2018

          

0.662***

 

2018/2019

          

0.473***

 

Combined

          

0.395***

  1. LY lint yield, LP lint percentage, LEN fibre length, UNI fibre uniformity, SFI short fibre index, STR fibre strength, EL fibre elongation, MIC fibre micronaire, FQI fibre quality index, YCV yarn evenness, YT yarn tenacity, PD points Premium and Discount points, ns non-significant
  2. *,**,*** represent significance at P < 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively