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Table 2 Correlations of yearly measurements with third year yields

From: Early selection of novel triploid hybrids of shrub willow with improved biomass yield relative to diploids

 

Stem diameter

Stem area

Stem number

Specific gravity

Yield

1styear post-coppice

     

Height

0.08494

0.52578

0.25028

0.08061

0.67611

Stem Diameter

-

0.71701

0.85927

−0.09223

0.28958

Stem Area

 

-

0.28000

−0.07587

0.63675

Stem Number

  

-

−0.07622

−0.02927

Specific Gravity

   

-

0.13362

2ndyear post-coppice

     

Height

0.04699

0.48335

−0.27203

0.19114

0.78023

Stem Diameter

-

0.72570

0.86908

−0.10570

0.28428

Stem Area

 

-

0.31578

−0.5500

0.61371

Stem Number

  

-

0.13163

−0.03442

Specific Gravity

   

-

0.23658

3 rd year post coppice

     

Height

0.04407

0.57593

0.27513

0.11805

0.77364

Stem Diameter

-

0.55106

0.39146

0.04623

0.31534

Stem Area

 

-

0.02388

−0.01120

0.70359

Stem Number

  

-

−0.01989

−0.11433

Specific Gravity

   

-

0.13155

  1. All significant correlations at α ≤ 0.05 are highlighted in bold.