Research Article

Phenological Development-Yield Relationships in Durum Wheat Cultivars under Late-Season High-Temperature Stress in a Semiarid Environment

Table 2

Correlation coefficients among different characters1.

CharacterPL to HDPL to PMGF durationGF rate
mg/100 GDD
Grain wt
mg/grain
Spikes/m2
No.
Grains/spike
No.
GDD

Grain yield0.20*−0.39*NSNS−0.21*0.92*NS
PL to HD−0.17−0.55**0.23NS0.49*0.30
PL to PM0.49**−0.25*NS−0.65**NS
GF duration−0.29*0.42*−0.74**−0.28
GF rate0.92**−0.15−0.57*
Spikes/m2−0.41NS