Association of SSR markers with functional traits from heat stress in diverse tall fescue accessions

BMC Plant Biology

Table 3 Pearson correlations coefficients among functional traits of different time in greenhouse trial

	GR-1 ^a	GR-2 ^b	TQ-1 ^a	TQ-2 ^b	ET-1 ^a	ET-2 ^b	CHL-1 ^a	CHL-2 ^b	SR-1 ^a	SR-2 ^b
GR-1 ^a	1
GR-2 ^b	0.684^**	1
TQ-1 ^a	-0.129	-0.209^*	1
TQ-2 ^b	-0.002	-0.085	0.698^**	1
ET-1 ^a	0.060	-0.025	0.231^*	0.276^**	1
ET-2 ^b	0.059	-0.006	0.280^**	0.283^**	0.850^**	1
CHL-1 ^a	-0.100	-0.080	0.097	0.141	-0.130	-0.086	1
CHL-2 ^b	-0.328^**	-0.361^**	0.278^**	0.155	-0.030	0.015	0.444^**	1
SR-1 ^a	0.045	-0.011	0.731^**	0.568^**	0.315^**	0.322^**	0.146	0.104	1
SR-2 ^b	-0.031	-0.197^*	0.602^**	0.699^**	0.333^**	0.313^**	0.197^*	0.265^**	0.644^**	1

*significant at P < 0.05, **significant at P < 0.01.
1^a the value at 7 d of heat stress relative the initial value before heat stress.
2^b the reduction value at 14d of heat stress relative the initial value.
Abbreviations: TQ-turf quality, ET- evapotranspiration rate, Chl-chlorophyll content. SR-survival rate, GR- Growth rate.

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