Table 8 Correlation between agronomical and quality traits at 5% level of significance

DH

1

DM

0.8947**

1

PH

0.0095 ns

− 0.0797 ns

1

SL

− 0.3225 ns

− 0.1356**

0.2138 ns

1

SS

− 0.3847 ns

− 0.0555**

0.4114 ns

0.6822**

1

BM

− 0.0361 ns

0.0159 ns

0.9088**

0.4862**

0.7061**

1

TKW

− 0.3163**

− 0.381 ns

0.8497**

0.0369 ns

0.3951 ns

0.7446**

1

KPC

− 0.3286 ns

− 0.337**

− 0.1325 ns

0.1179 ns

0.0951 ns

− 0.1408 ns

− 0.0381 ns

1

1

KSC

− 0.2044 ns

0.62 ns

0.1044 ns

0.7044 ns

0.6488 ns

0.4084 ns

− 0.1339 ns

− 0.1633 ns

GY

− 0.5423 ns

− 0.452 ns

0.3404 ns

0.0682**

0.5951**

0.456**

0.6202**

− 0.3248

0.1813 ns