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Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients (r) among root and related shoot traits under control and drought stress conditions

From: Wild barley introgression lines revealed novel QTL alleles for root and related shoot traits in the cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgareL.)

Treatment

Traita

RL

RDW

RV

TIL

GH

Control

RL

1

    

RDW

0.65***

1

   

RV

0.68***

0.93***

1

  

TIL

0.40**

0.57***

0.51***

1

 

GH

-0.35**

-0.50***

-0.46***

-0.68**

1

Drought

RL

1

    

RDW

0.60***

1

   

RV

0.56***

0.79***

1

  

TIL

0.23*

0.27*

0.28*

1

 

GH

-0.27*

-0.35**

-0.41***

-0.62***

1

  1. aTrait: RL = Root length, RDW = Root dry weight, RV = Root volume, TIL = Tiller number per plant, GH = Growth habit.
  2. *, **, ***indicates significant at <0.05, <0.01 and <0.001 levels of probability, respectively.