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

BMC Plant Biology

Table 4 Pearson correlations coefficients among functional traits of different time in growth chambers 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	0.608^**	1
TQ-1 ^a	0.316^**	0.327^**	1
TQ-2 ^b	0.243^*	0.444^**	0.686^**	1
ET-1 ^a	0.184	0.262^**	0.251^*	0.323^**	1
ET-2 ^b	0.085	0.315^**	0.159	0.417^**	0.688^**	1
CHL-1 ^a	-0.036	0.109	0.119	0.181	0.036	0.054	1
CHL-2 ^b	0.031	0.230^*	0.361^**	0.403^**	0.015	0.121	0.525^**	1
SR-1 ^a	0.059	0.246^*	0.373^**	0.365^**	-0.044	-0.016	0.264^**	0.587^**	1
SR-2 ^b	-0.022	0.193	0.300^**	0.326^**	-0.022	0.001	0.182	0.606^**	0.768^**	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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