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Table 2 Pearson correlations for the analysed traits in the RIL/QTL (a) and the HapMap/GWAS (b) populations measured under phosphate sufficient (+Pi) and phosphate deficient (−Pi) treatments

From: QTL and candidate genes associated with leaf anion concentrations in response to phosphate supply in Arabidopsis thaliana

 

(a) RIL/QTL

(b) GWAS/HapMap

+Pi

-Pi

+Pi

-Pi

 

Trait

DW

PHO

PUE

SUL

DW

PHO

PUE

DW

PHO

PUE

SUL

DW

PHO

PUE

+Pi

DW

1

      

1

      

PHO

0.01

1

     

−0.18**

1

     

PUE

0.92**

−0.35**

1

    

0.59**

−0.65**

1

    

SUL

−0.14

0.03

−0.13

1

   

− 0.16**

0.35**

−0.30**

1

   

-Pi

DW

0.49**

0.01

.0.48**

−0.25**

1

  

0.56**

− 0.08

0.34**

−0.08

1

  

PHO

−0.27**

0.04

−0.28**

0.11

−0.28**

1

 

−0.05

0.11*

−0.07

−0.04

0.04

1

 

PUE

0.51**

−0.06

0.54**

−0.20*

0.81**

−0.64**

1

0.35**

−0.13*

0.23**

−0.07

0.52**

−0.68**

1

SUL

−0.23**

−0.05

− 0.19*

0.60**

− 0.39**

0.48**

− 0.42**

−0.06

0.07

−0.07

0.18**

0.02

0.28**

−0.22**

  1. DW = total rosette dry weight, PHO = leaf Pi concentration, PUE = phosphate use efficiency determined as shoot dry weight / PHO, and SUL = leaf sulphate concentration. Correlations that are significant at p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 levels are indicated with * and **, respectively