Seasonal Variation of the Canopy Structure Parameters and Its Correlation with Yield-Related Traits in Sugarcane
Table 8
Correlation matrix of main economic traits and canopy trait in sugarcane.
Stages
Variables
PH
SNH
SD
SDW
CY
Tillering
LD
−0.020
0.422
−0.517*
−0.488*
−0.098
Early elongation
LAI
0.292
0.549*
−0.280
−0.165
0.361
MFIA
−0.386
−0.390
−0.055
−0.192
−0.603*
TD
−0.258
−0.533*
0.106
0.002
−0.520*
TR
−0.346
−0.529*
0.154
0.025
−0.498*
−0.402
−0.390
−0.019
−0.161
−0.570*
LD
0.175
0.561*
−0.144
−0.064
0.482*
Rapid elongation
MFIA
−0.535*
−0.248
0.223
0.042
−0.158
TR
−0.492*
−0.280
0.172
0.004
−0.249
−0.490*
0.392
−0.213
−0.354
0.038
MFIA
0.497*
−0.265
0.471
0.588*
0.395
Late elongation
TD
0.520*
−0.283
0.292
0.436
0.144
TR
−0.492*
−0.280
0.172
0.004
−0.249
0.471
−0.256
0.477
0.587*
0.404
Notes: PH: plant height; SNH: stalk number per hectare; SD: stem diameter; SDW: single stem weight; CY: cane yield. *denotes significant correlation at the level of 0.05.
