Genome-wide association for grain morphology in synthetic hexaploid wheats using digital imaging analysis

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Pearson’s co-efficient of correlation for important grain size and shape descriptots in D genome synthetic hexaploid wheats

Variables	HArea	HPerim.	Length	HRound	HDFE	Aspect ratio	VArea	VPerim.	Width	Thickness	VRound	VDFE	Volume	FFD
HPerim	0.51**
Length	0.73**	0.75**
HRound	0.06	-0.52**	-0.64**
HDFE	0.92**	0.68**	0.92**	-0.31*
Aspect ratio	-0.10	0.51**	0.6**	-0.98**	0.28*
VArea	0.58**	0.44*	0.3*	0.22*	0.47**	-0.24*
VPerim	0.49**	0.47**	0.34*	0.05	0.44*	-0.06	0.71**
Width	0.56**	0.46**	0.31*	0.19*	0.47**	-0.20*	0.96**	0.71**
Thickness	0.55**	0.39*	0.27*	0.23*	0.43*	-0.26*	0.96**	0.66**	0.86**
VRound	0.02	-0.09	-0.06	0.09	-0.04	-0.12	0.09**	-0.03	-0.19*	0.35**
VDFE	0.58**	0.45*	0.31*	0.22*	0.48**	-0.23*	0.95**	0.71**	0.97**	0.95**	0.04
Volume	0.94**	0.52**	0.63**	0.14*	0.84**	-0.17*	0.8**	0.61**	0.75**	0.8**	0.15*	0.8**
FFD	-0.09	0.13*	-0.13*	0.09	-0.13	-0.11*	0.41*	0.22*	0.32*	0.48**	0.33*	0.4*	0.12
TKW	0.66**	0.47**	0.43*	0.11	0.58**	-0.14*	0.72**	0.52**	0.64**	0.76**	0.26*	0.72**	0.77**	0.69**

*and **Represents significance at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively.
HArea: Horizontal area; HPerim: Horizontal perimeter; HRound: Horizontal roundness; HDFE: Horizontal deviation from ellipse; VArea: Verticalarea; VPerim: Vertical perimeter; VRound: Vertical roundness; VDFE: Vertical deviation from ellipse; FFD: Factor from density.

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