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Table 4 The estimates of type B genetic correlations among all possible pairs of sites for fiber properties and growth traits (with approximate SE in brackets) of the nine triploid hybrid clones

From: Genotype-environment interaction and stability of fiber properties and growth traits in triploid hybrid clones of Populus tomentosa

Pairs of site

Genetic correlation

FL

FW

FL/W

C

H

DBH

SV

YZ-GT

0.91(0.01)*

0.97(0.01)*

–

0.63(0.03)

–

–

–

YZ-XF

0.90(0.01)*

0.59(0.02)

0.67(0.03)

0.58(0.05)

–

–

–

YZ-PG

0.92(0.01)*

–

–

0.91(0.01)*

–

–

–

YZ-ZZ

0.68(0.04)

0.86(0.01)*

1.13(0.01)**

0.70(0.02)

–

–

–

YZ-TY

0.12(0.05)

1.01(0.01)**

0.20(0.09)

0.54(0.02)

–

–

–

GT-XF

0.98(0.01)*

0.90(0.01)*

–

0.55(0.04)

0.69(0.03)

0.57(0.07)

0.51(0.07)

GT-PG

0.99(0.01)*

–

–

0.74(0.01)

1.32(0.04)**

0.96(0.01)*

0.98(0.01)*

GT-ZZ

0.91(0.01)*

0.96(0.01)*

–

0.67(0.02)

0.88(0.01)*

1.13(0.02)**

1.01(0.01)**

GT-TY

0.35(0.06)

1.03(0.01)**

–

0.66(0.01)

0.16(0.04)

0.61(0.03)

0.44(0.04)

XF-PG

0.90(0.01)*

–

–

1.05(0.01)**

1.06(0.01)**

0.91(0.01)*

0.84(0.02)

XF-ZZ

1.05(0.01)**

0.79(0.02)

0.84(0.03)

1.16(0.01)**

0.79(0.02)

1.25(0.04)**

1.08(0.01)**

XF-TY

0.26(0.07)

0.56(0.04)

0.01(0.01)

0.70(0.02)

0.45(0.03)

0.22(0.09)

0.19(0.07)

PG-ZZ

0.96(0.01)*

–

–

1.10(0.01)**

1.13(0.01)**

1.27(0.03)**

1.26(0.03)**

PG-TY

0.08(0.07)

–

–

0.68(0.02)

0.55(0.04)

0.66(0.03)

0.60(0.03)

ZZ-TY

0.28(0.08)

0.96(0.01)*

0.64(0.07)

0.64(0.02)

−0.02(0.01)

0.59(0.05)

0.36(0.06)

  1. Note: *Significant correlations p < 0.05. **denotes p < 0.01