Multivariate Regression Analyses of Yield Associated Traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Genotypes

Table 4

Direct (along the diagonal) and indirect (above and below the diagonal) effects of yield components on seed yield.

Traits	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
(1) Days to flowering	0.40*	0.41	0.16	−0.02	0.06	0.01	0.09	−0.01
(2) Duration of flowering	0.30	−0.54**	−0.14	0.04	−0.05	0.06	−0.13	−0.01
(3) Days to maturity	−0.32	0.36	0.20	0.01	0.01	−0.09	0.15	0.01
(4) Plant height	0.04	−0.12	0.01	0.18	−0.11	−0.19	−0.09	0.05
(5) Number of branches	0.08	−0.09	−0.01	0.06	−0.29	−0.19	0.13	0.09
(6) Pods per main raceme	0.01	0.07	0.04	0.08	−0.14	−0.42*	0.02	0.11
(7) Pods per plant	−0.06	0.12	0.05	−0.03	−0.07	0.02	0.58**	0.01
(8) Seeds per pod	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.05	0.05	0.08	0.11	0.17

^*,**Significant at and 0.01, respectively.