Growth, Root Formation, and Nutrient Value of Triticale Plants Fertilized with Biosolids

Table 2

Phenotypic correlations between plant height (HEIGHT) and number of leaves (LEAVES) at four weeks of age, growth rate (HRATE), rate of leaf emergence (LRATE), above-ground biomass production (WEIGHT), root length (ROOTL), root diameter (ROOTD), and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium percentage on DM basis in triticale plants.

	LEAVES	HRATE	LRATE	WEIGHT	ROOTL	ROOTD	Nitrogen	Phosphorus	Potassium
HEIGHT	0.59***	0.65***	0.47***	0.48***	0.17*	−0.09	−0.58***	−0.30***	−0.11
LEAVES		0.37***	0.64***	0.34***	0.06	0.09	−0.35***	−0.35***	−0.12^†
HRATE			0.32***	0.35***	0.20**	−0.07	−0.51***	−0.21**	−0.06
LRATE				0.36***	0.07	−0.03	−0.50***	−0.44***	−0.16*
WEIGHT					0.09	−0.06	−0.33***	−0.25***	−0.03
ROOTL						0.26***	−0.19**	−0.06	−0.01
ROOTD							−0.05	−0.08	−0.02
Nitrogen								0.42***	0.11
Phosphorus									0.63***

* 𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01; ***𝑃<0.001.