The Influence Of Priming Two Cucumber Cultivar Seeds

J. Duhok Univ. Vol.13, No.1, (Agri. And Vet. Sciences) Pp 103-111, 2010
Table (6): phenotypic (rp) correlations between yield and other traits in spring season.
season Ear length
(cm)
300 gr/ wt Rows/ ear Kernel/ ear Ear diam.
(cm)
Leaf area
(cm) 2
Kernel/ plant rP spring 0.485 0.315 0.450 0.528 -0.113 0.476
autumn 0.365 0.211 0.401 0.613 * -0.160 0.437
Ear length (cm) spring -0.097 0.314 0.567 * 0.246 0.785 **
autumn -0.213 0.381 0.734 ** 0.162 0.792 **
300 gr. Wt. spring -0.306 -0.221 0.120 0.013
autumn -0.385 -0.285 0.105 -0.110
Rows/ear spring 0.452 0.108 0.499
autumn 0.536 0.206 0.539
Kernel/ear spring 0.057 0.373
autumn -0.033 0.641 *
Ear diam. (cm) spring 0.379
autumn 0.178
tab. r= 0.553 and 0.684 at 0.05 and 0.01 respectively
tab. r = 0.684 at level 0.01 *, ** = significant at 0.05 and 0.01 respectively
Table (7): Direct and indirect effect of different traits on kernel yield in inbred line of maize
Spring Season
Ear length
(cm)
300 kernel
weight (gm)
No. of row/
ear
No. of
kernel / ear
Ear Dimater
(cm)
Flag leaf
area (cm 2 )
Kernel /
Plant (gm)
Eear length (cm) 0.138 -0.055 0.107 0.202 -0.096 0.204 0.501
300 kernel weight
(gm)
-0.013 0.561 -0.108 -0.080 -0.039 0.002 0.319
No. of row / ear 0.043 -0.177 0.342 0.161 -0.040 0.129 0.458
No.of kernels/ear 0.080 -0.128 0.054 0.351 -0.022 0.095 0.431
Ear Dimater / cm 0.035 0.059 0.037 0.021 -0.373 0.099 -0.122
flag leaf area
(cm) 2
0.111 0.006 0.172 0.131 -0.144 0.256 0.533
Autumn Season
Eear length (cm) 0.209 -0.173 0.342 0.277 -0.065 -0.195 0.395
300 kernel weight
(gm)
-0.046 0.787 -0.396 -0.093 -0.046 0.034 0.238
No. of row / ear 0.092 -0.401 0.775 0.215 -0.102 -0.137 0.442
No.of kernels/ear 0.169 -0.215 0.170 0.343 -0.003 -0.153 0.311
Ear Dimater / cm 0.032 0.086 0.189 0.002 -0.420 -0.053 -0.164
flag leaf area
(cm) 2
0.184 -0.121 0.478 0.237 -0.100 -0.222 0.456
*= Genetic correlation with kernel yield/plant = total of direct and indirect effects
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