Genetic Variability, Correlation, and Path Analysis of Thai Commercial Melon Varieties
Table 3
Genotypic (upper) and phenotypic (lower) correlations among agronomic and yield traits of melons.
Variables
SD
SL
LW
LL
LN
LC
DMF
DFF
FP
FH
FW
SD
1.000
−0.413
−0.323
−0.354
−0.306
−0.162
−0.067
0.562
−0.124
−0.151
0.231
SL
−0.101
1.000
0.244
0.354
0.448
0.672
−0.029
−0.600
0.663
0.846
0.550
LW
−0.181
0.325
1.000
1.000
−0.530
−0.232
0.306
−0.080
0.070
0.037
−0.132
LL
−0.219
0.372
0.805
1.000
−0.550
−0.252
0.427
−0.208
0.236
0.170
0.013
LN
−0.027
0.467
−0.126
−0.114
1.000
0.615
−0.681
−0.468
0.186
0.501
0.193
LC
0.048
0.269
−0.108
−0.014
0.278
1.000
−0.113
0.176
0.227
0.363
0.314
DMF
−0.062
−0.088
0.055
0.091
−0.357
−0.034
1.000
0.104
0.487
0.017
0.420
DFF
0.041
−0.188
−0.064
−0.098
−0.376
0.085
0.293
1.000
−0.738
−0.880
−0.511
FP
0.020
0.474
0.103
0.202
0.165
0.098
0.186
−0.296
1.000
0.893
0.940
FH
−0.029
0.598
0.135
0.211
0.382
0.123
−0.065
−0.377
0.856
1.000
0.831
FW
0.199
0.350
0.005
0.064
0.207
0.197
0.171
−0.244
0.880
0.758
1.000
Correlated at ; Correlated 0.01; SD, stem diameter; SL; stem length; LL, leaf length; LW, leaf width; LC, leaf chlorophyll; LN, leaf number; DMF, day to 50% male flowering; DFF, day to 50% female flowering; FP, fruit perimeter; FH, fruit height; FW, fruit weight.
