Research Article

Diversity of Ethiopian Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) Accessions Based on Agromorphological Traits

Table 4

Estimates of genotypic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlation coefficients among 11 traits studied in 160 fenugreek accessions.

VariableDFDMSYPPPHFNPBNSBAPLNPPPNSPPTSWYkgha1

DF0.31−0.03ns−0.13ns−0.02 ns0.05ns0.02ns−0.08ns−0.15ns−0.01ns−0.13ns
DM0.310.11ns0.074ns0.220.11ns−0.05ns0.17−0.07ns−0.11ns0.12ns
SYPP−0.04ns0.09ns0.061ns0.05ns0.04ns0.01ns0.23−0.01ns−0.05ns0.18
PHF−0.12 ns0.07ns0.05ns0.210.07ns0.02ns0.240.12ns−0.02ns0.06ns
NPB−0.02 ns0.220.04ns0.200.85−0.150.210.00ns−0.09ns0.15
NSB0.06 ns0.11 ns0.04ns0.05ns0.83−0.160.13ns−0.09ns−0.06ns0.16
APL0.03 ns−0.02 ns0.00ns0.02ns−0.15−0.15−0.10ns0.20−0.11 ns−0.16
NPPP−0.09 ns0.140.210.230.200.07ns−0.10 ns0.13ns0.05ns0.43
NSPP−0.15−0.06 ns−0.01ns0.10ns0.00ns−0.09ns0.210.12ns−0.03ns−0.04ns
TSW−0.01 ns−0.10 ns−0.04ns−0.02ns−0.09ns−0.06ns−0.10ns0.05ns−0.02ns−0.02ns
Ykgha1−0.13 ns0.13 ns0.170.07ns0.150.15−0.150.41−0.04ns−0.02ns

 = significance at probability level of 0.05,  = significant at probability level of 0.01 and ns = Nonsignificant, DF = Days to 50% flowering, DM = Days to 90% maturity, PHF = Plant height at flowering, NPPP = Number of pods per plant, NSPP = Number of seeds per pod, NPB = Number of primary branches, NSB = Number of secondary branches, APL = Average pod length, SYPP = Seed yield per plant, TSW = Thousand seed weight, and Ykgha1 = yield in kg per hectare.