Table 3 Additive genetic and phenotypic correlations between cone chemical traits and plant growth traits in hop

a.

α-acid

0.44 ± 0.04

0.02 ± 0.06

0.37 ± 0.05

0.39 ± 0.05

β-acid

0.48 ± 0.15

0.00 ± 0.06

-0.65 ± 0.03

-0.63 ± 0.03

cohumulone (% of α-acid)

0.17 ± 0.18

-0.13 ± 0.20

0.02 ± 0.06

0.02 ± 0.06

α-acid:β-acid

0.52 ± 0.15

-0.50 ± 0.15

0.29 ± 0.20

0.97 ± 0.00

α-acid:total resin

0.47 ± 0.15

-0.55 ± 0.14

0.27 ± 0.19

1.00 ± 0.01

b.

α-acid

0.31 ± 0.06

0.09 ± 0.07

0.54 ± 0.05

0.53 ± 0.05

β-acid

-0.08 ± 0.49

-0.05 ± 0.07

-0.59 ± 0.05

-0.20 ± 0.10

Cohumulone (% of α-acid)

0.17 ± 0.33

-0.20 ± 0.36

0.10 ± 0.07

0.12 ± 0.07

α-acid:β-acid

0.78 ± 0.25

-0.60 ± 0.27

0.19 ± 0.30

0.95 ± 0.01

α-acid:total resin

0.78 ± 0.26

-1.00 ± 38.48

0.30 ± 0.30

0.96 ± 0.03

c.

Number of shoots

Length of the longest shoot

Height (at flower initiation)

Height (at cone maturity)

Height to the cones

Lateral length

Number of shoots

0.57 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.25

0.22 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.04

0.14 ± 0.04

Length of the longest shoot

0.87 ± 0.12

0.28 ± 0.03

0.23 ± 0.03

-0.02 ± 0.04

0.12 ± 0.04

Height (at flower initiation)

0.14 ± 0.25

-0.01 ± 0.23

0.42 ± 0.03

0.13 ± 0.04

0.18 ± 0.03

Height (at cone maturity)

0.18 ± 0.21

-0.20 ± 0.24

0.77 ± 0.10

0.24 ± 0.04

0.34 ± 0.03

Height to the cones

-0.22 ± 0.25

-0.01 ± 0.04

0.62 ± 0.19

0.66 ± 0.16

0.21 ± 0.05

Lateral length

0.22 ± 0.26

0.04 ± 0.28

0.56 ± 0.19

0.99 ± 0.12

0.16 ± 0.26