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Table 2 Phenotypic and genotypic (italics) correlations between forage quality and yield-related traits.

From: Polymorphisms in monolignol biosynthetic genes are associated with biomass yield and agronomic traits in European maize (Zea mays L.)

 

DTS

DMC

DMY

WSC

IVDOM

NDF

DNDF

PHT

0.64**

-0.17

0.64**

0.24

-0.31

0.06

-0.45**

 

0.62**

-0.17

0.69**

0.24*

-0.35**

0.11

-0.47**

DTS

 

-0.13

0.72**

0.17

-0.17

0.08

-0.26

  

-0.09

0.78**

0.14

-0.22*

0.17

-0.28*

DMC

  

-0.35*

-0.51**

-0.39*

0.61**

-0.15

   

-0.37**

-0.56**

-0.40**

0.66**

-0.17*

DMY

   

0.44**

0.00

-0.23

-0.22

    

0.47**

-0.03

-0.23*

-0.24*

  1. ** Significant at P = 0.01. * Significant at P = 0.05.
  2. PHT: plant height in cm
  3. DTS: days from sowing to silking
  4. DMC: % dry matter content of stover
  5. DMY: Dry matter yield of stover in tons per hectare
  6. WSC: Water soluble carbohydrates
  7. IVDOM: In vitro digestibility of organic matter
  8. NDF: Neutral detergent fiber
  9. DNDF: Digestibility of neutral detergent fiber