Research Article
Genetic Variability, Character Association, and Path Analysis for Economic Traits in Menthofuran Rich Half-Sib Seed Progeny of Mentha piperita L.
Table 3
Genotypic (G) and phenotypic (P) correlation among 12 traits in 9 half sib seed progeny of Mentha piperita.
| Characters | | L : S ratio | Oil content | Herb yield | -Myrcene | Limonene | 1,8 Cineole | Menthone | Menthofuran | Neomenthone | Pulegone | Menthol |
| Plant height | P | −0.610 | 0.170 | −0.056 | 0.163 | 0.104 | −0.070 | 0.353 | −0.361 | −0.560 | −0.269 | 0.150 | G | −0.870** | 0.232 | −0.088 | 0.212 | 0.135 | −0.092 | 0.459 | −0.469 | −0.730* | −0.350 | 0.195 |
| L : S ratio | P | — | 0.184 | 0.161 | −0.361 | −0.286 | −0.208 | −0.501 | 0.082 | 0.392 | 0.158 | 0.288 | G | — | 0.017 | 0.198 | −0.394 | −0.312 | −0.227 | −0.547 | 0.090 | 0.427 | 0.172 | 0.315 |
| Oil content | P | | — | −0.292 | −0.458 | −0.717* | −0.597 | −0.575 | −0.051 | 0.226 | 0.135 | 0.293 | G | | — | −0.390 | −0.622 | −0.974** | −0.810** | −0.780* | −0.069 | 0.307 | 0.183 | 0.398 |
| Herb yield | P | | | — | 0.403 | 0.236 | 0.167 | −0.079 | 0.101 | 0.089 | −0.255 | 0.029 | G | | | — | 0.423 | 0.246 | 0.175 | −0.082 | 0.106 | 0.093 | −0.267 | 0.031 |
| -Myrcene | P | | | | — | 0.689* | 0.754* | 0.476 | −0.306 | −0.302 | −0.378 | −0.098 | G | | | | — | 0.689* | 0.754* | 0.476 | −0.306 | −0.302 | −0.378 | −0.098 |
| Limonene | P | | | | | — | 0.848** | 0.840** | −0.110 | −0.444 | −0.236 | −0.336 | G | | | | | — | 0.848** | 0.840** | −0.110 | −0.444 | −0.236 | −0.336 |
| 1,8 Cineole | P | | | | | | — | 0.678* | −0.221 | −0.286 | −0.403 | −0.194 | G | | | | | | — | 0.678* | −0.221 | −0.286 | −0.403 | −0.194 |
| Menthone | P | | | | | | | — | −0.339 | −0.718* | −0.453 | −0.089 | G | | | | | | | — | −0.339 | −0.718* | −0.453 | −0.089 |
| Menthofuran | P | | | | | | | | — | 0.788* | 0.651 | −0.789* | G | | | | | | | | — | 0.788* | 0.651 | −0.789* |
| Neomenthone | P | | | | | | | | | — | 0.503 | −0.411 | G | | | | | | | | | — | 0.503 | −0.411 |
| Pulegone | P | | | | | | | | | | — | 0.658 | G | | | | | | | | | | — | 0.658 |
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