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Table 4 Genotypic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlation coefficient of quantitative and nutritional traits for 64 lentil genotypes

From: Genetic variability and characters association for yield, yield attributing traits and protein content of lentil (Lens Culinaris Medikus) genotype in Ethiopia

Trait

DF

DM

PB

SB

PH

GFP

NPPP

NSPP

TSW

BM

SY

HI

PC

DF

1

0.812**

 − 0.096

 − 0.31*

 − 0.19

 − 0.48**

 − 0.38**

 − 0.47*

 − 0.24

 − 0.53**

 − 0.55**

 − 0.19

 − 0.29*

DM

0.76**

1

 − 0.265*

 − 0.27*

 − 0.15

0.11

 − 0.37**

 − 0.61**

 − 0.22

 − 0.57**

 − 0.65**

 − 0.36**

 − 0.29*

PB

 − 0.07

 − 0.23*

1

0.03

 − 0.11

 − 0.23

0.07

0.36**

 − 0.09

0.09

0.17

0.28

0.25*

SB

 − 0.22*

 − 0.16

 − 0.02

1

0.50**

0.08

0.59**

0.43**

0.36

0.56**

0.56**

0.16

0.28*

PH

 − 0.16

 − 0.12

 − 0.12

0.38**

1

0.08

0.58**

0.45**

0.01

0.58**

0.55**

0.05

0.08

GFP

 − 0.43**

0.23**

 − 0.20*

0.07

0.06

1

0.10

 − 0.13

0.08

0.05

 − 0.04

 − 0.21

0.06

NPPP

 − 0.30**

 − 0.29**

0.00

0.49**

0.50**

0.06

1

0.48**

0.24

0.67**

0.64**

0.11

0.29*

NSPP

 − 0.42**

 − 0.51**

0.32**

0.32**

0.38**

 − 0.09

0.34**

1

0.14

0.79**

0.85**

0.38**

0.23

TSW

 − 0.22*

 − 0.19*

 − 0.13

0.31**

0.02

0.06

0.19

0.13

1

0.23

0.30*

0.29*

0.07

BM

 − 0.48**

 − 0.48**

0.09

0.49**

0.49**

0.05

0.54**

0.75**

0.24**

1

0.93**

0.09

0.26*

SY

 − 0.51**

 − 0.57**

0.14

0.48**

0.49**

 − 0.04

0.52**

0.79**

0.30**

0.90**

1

0.45**

0.26*

HI

 − 0.14

 − 0.27**

0.17

0.06

0.05

 − 0.16

0.04

0.24**

0.21*

 − 0.06

0.38**

1

0.05

PC

 − 0.24**

 − 0.21*

0.18*

0.22*

0.08

0.05

0.22*

0.20*

0.07

0.20*

0.24**

0.10

1

  1. *Significant at 5 percent level; **Significant at 1 percent, DF Days to 50% flowering, DM Days to 90% maturity, BP number of primary branches per plant, SB Number of secondary branches, PH Plant height (cm), GFP grain filing period, NSPP Number of Seed per pod, BY Above ground biomass kg/ ha, SY Seed yield kg/ha, HI Harvesting index, TSW Thousand seed weight (g)