Tuber Yield and Yield Component Performance of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Varieties in Fafen District, Ethiopia

Table 4

Correlation matrix between yield and its components.

Traits	SB	PS	PH	MR	TN	TL	TD	FW	TY	DM
SB	1
PS	0.029	1
PH	0.513	0.007	1
MR	0.777	0.026	0.748	1
TN	0.201	−0.116	−0.459	−0.126	1
TL	0.419	−0.290	0.050	0.055	0.378	1
TD	0.155	−0.100	−0.533	−0.258	0.729	0.339	1
FW	0.253	−0.157	−0.380	-0.117	0.606	0.465	0.745	1
TY	0.253	−0.157	−0.380	−0.117	0.606	0.465	0.745	00.97	1
DM	0.051	−0.117	−0.249	−0.042	0.359	0.099	0.266	−0.024	−0.024	1

SB = secondary branches, PS = primary stems, PH = plant height, MR = Multiplication ratio, TN = tuber number, TL = tuber length, FW = fresh weight, TD = tuber diameter, TY = total tuber yield, DM = dry matter content, significant, and highly significant ().