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Table 5 Correlation coefficients among M2 lentil seedling traits under 0.2% ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS)

From: Genetic Amelioration in lentil (Lens culinaris L.) using Different Doses of Ethyl Methane Sulphonate

Traits

Germination %

Seedling fresh weight (g)

Seedling dry weight (g)

Shoot length (cm)

Root length (cm)

Seedling length (cm)

Germination energy %

Seedling vigor index 1

Seedling vigor index 2

Electrical conductivity

Germination %

1.0

         

Seedling Fresh weight (g)

0.86**

1.0

        

Seedling dry weight (g)

0.76**

0.83**

1.0

       

Shoot length (cm)

0.91**

0.77**

0.97**

1.0

      

Root length (cm)

0.54*

0.87**

0.73**

0.81**

1.0

     

Seedling length (cm)

0.68**

0.82**

0.74**

0.88**

0.58*

1.0

    

Germination energy %

0.60**

0.57*

0.76**

0.75**

0.93**

0.91**

1.0

   

Seedling vigor index 1

0.92**

0.72**

0.53*

0.86**

0.73**

0.79**

0.82**

1.0

  

Seedling vigor index 2

0.83**

0.69**

0.96**

0.92**

0.90**

0.55*

0.88**

0.70**

1.0

 

Electrical conductivity

− 0.64**

− 0.83**

− 0.50*

− 0.50*

− 0.71**

− 0.79 **

− 0.69**

− 0.86**

− 0.66**

1.0

  1. *Highly significant differences at level 5%
  2. **Highly significant differences at level 1%