International Journal of Horticulture, 2017, Vol.7, No.7, 47-53
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Table 2 Phenotypic correlation coefficient for different quantitative characters in chilli
Characters X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10 X11 X12 X13
X14 X15 X16 X17 X18
X1
0.855** -0.177 0.716** -0.173 -0.166 0.349 0.738** 0.346
0.591** 0.792** 0.884** 0.665** -0.119 0.229 0.457* 0.863** 0.888**
X2
-0.291 0.818** -0.286 -0.266 0.493** 0.780** 0.492** 0.763** 0.821** 0.862** 0.697** -0.032 0.158 0.475** 0.928** 0.919**
X3
-0.241 0.265 0.907** 0.157 -0.272 0.147
-0.418* -0.246 -0.231 -0.315 0.177 0.055 -0.021 -0.287 -0.280
X4
-0.237 -0.197 0.444* 0.621** 0.445* 0.636** 0.869** 0.831** 0.717** -0.082 -0.013 0.385 0.793** 0.806**
X5
0.907** 0.16
-0.268 0.150
-0.415* -0.241 -0.227 -0.312 0.18 0.058 -0.020 -0.281 -0.273
X6
0.128 -0.327 0.120
-0.355 -0.183 -0.217 -0.244 0.206 0.009 0.019 -0.256 -0.232
X7
0.259 0.797** 0.258 0.31 0.332 0.357 -0.053 0.248 0.030 0.672** 0.719**
X8
0.251
0.677** 0.649** 0.743** 0.571** -0.089 0.171 0.486** 0.774** 0.786**
X9
0.264 0.308 0.332 0.36
-0.06 0.247 0.028 0.331 0.319
X10
0.611** 0.594** 0.445* -0.12 0.141 0.228 0.682** 0.729**
X11
0.915** 0.758** 0.005 0.096 0.365* 0.882** 0.900**
X12
0.851** -0.032 0.127 0.486** 0.893** 0.917**
X13
0.05 0.057 0.47** 0.692** 0.707**
X14
0.029 0.167 0.025 0.011
X15
-0.147 0.161 0.195
X16
0.449* 0.423*
X17
0.970**
Note: **Significant at 1 per cent level; * Significant at 5 per cent level
X1-Plant height; X2-Number of primary branches plant
-1
; X3-Days to first flowering; X4-Leaf area; X5-Days to first fruit set; X6-Days to final harvest; X7-Number of fruit plant
-1
; X8 Pedicel
length; X9-Fruit length; X10-Fruit girth; X11-Fruit weight; X12-Number of seeds fruit
-1
; X13-1000 seed weight; X14-Vitamin C;X15-Capsanthin content; X16-Capsaicin content; X17-Green
fruit yield plant
-1
; X18-Dry fruit yield
