Genetic Diversity of Upland Rice Germplasm in Malaysia Based on Quantitative Traits

Table 6

Pearson’s correlation coefficient among 12 quantitative traits of upland rice.

PH

DF

DM

FLR

NT

NG

1000 GW

YP

NP

PL

SP

SF

PH

1.00

DF

0.77**

1.00

DM

0.76**

0.90**

1.00

FLR

0.48**

0.64**

0.48**

1.00

NT

0.12

0.22

0.22

0.27

1.00

NG

0.77**

0.93**

0.99**

0.74**

0.28

1.00

1000 GW

0.28

0.19

0.15

0.02

−0.02

0.13

1.00

YP

0.38**

0.31*

0.36**

0.06

0.48**

0.34*

0.34*

1.00

NP

0.11

0.20

0.22

0.25

0.99**

0.28

−0.01

0.48**

1.00

PL

0.46**

0.52**

0.45**

0.53**

0.14

0.51**

0.25

0.20

0.15

1.00

SP

−0.08

−0.13

−0.12

−0.04

−0.23

−0.12

−0.28*

−0.08

−0.24

−0.10

1.00

SF

0.39**

0.37**

0.29*

0.26

0.18

0.31*

0.23

0.26

0.18

0.26

−0.67**

1.00

*Significantly at 0.05. **Significantly at 0.01. PH: plant height, DF: days to flowering, DM: days to maturing, FLR: flag Leaf length to width ratio, NT: number of tillers per hill, NG: number of grains per panicle, 1000 GW: one thousand grain weight, YP: yield per pot, NP: number of panicles per hill, PL: panicle length, SP: spikelet per panicle, and SF: spikelet fertility.