Fig. 3From: A comparison of new and existing rootstocks to reduce canker of apple trees caused by Neonectria ditissima (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales)The association measured using Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient (τ) between apple trunk circumference and rootstock A canker, scion B canker and peripheral C + D + E canker numbers in 2020 in the experiments in Kent and Gloucestershire, respectively. Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient (τ) for each variable are displayed on graphs. It is a measure of rank correlation, the ordinal association between the two variables represents the binary relation and then normalises the distance such that it will take values between − 1 and + 1Back to article page