Effects of reduced plant height on breeding requirements and ...

significant negative correlation with the yield component,
kernel weight, in agreement wi-th yield component compensation
ani distríbution <strong>of</strong> photosynthate theories (Adams, l)61), as
well âs being in agr:eernent with reports by Grafius anC
Okoli (19?4) ånd Rasmusson and Cannell (19?0). .{ significant
negative association <strong>of</strong> kernels per. spÍke with percent
plunpness was also shown in the present study" Test welght
was negatively associated with kerneLs per spike in
populati-on C-70-2 ¡ however, the pooled. correlation over
populations was not significant "
Kernels per spike showed no relationshÌp to days tô
heading, whíie there were positíve associations bei;ween
kernels per spike and Cays to maturity and days in postanthesis"
Phese correlations were not significa;rt on an
individual population basis except for kernels per spike
and days in post-anthesis in population C-?0-1.
Kernels per spike was positively related to the degree
<strong>of</strong> lodging in the present study and generally negatively
associated with the quality parãrûeters measured, although
the relationship with the level <strong>of</strong> alpha-aroylase was not
significant.
As reported by Crook and poehlrnan (19?1), this study
revealed a significant positive association <strong>of</strong> kernel weight
with percent plurnpness, and as reported. by llsi and l,ambert
(f954), there was a significant positive correlation
between kernel we ight and test weight" Kerne 1 weight was
negatively reLated to days io heading and positively rela.ted
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