Table 10 Correlation (r = value) of growth characters, yield attributes and seed cotton yield (kg/ha) of G. arboreum genotypes
| Â | Plant height (cm) | No of Nodes | H/N | No of Monopodia | No of Sympodia | LAI | No of Bolls | Boll weight (g) | DMP (Kg/ha) | Times of sowing | Actual Yield (kg/ha) | Predicted yield (kg/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant height (cm) | 1.000 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 Aug.17 | 1060 | 956 |
No. of Nodes | 0.517 | 1.000 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 Sep.17 | 800 | 737 |
H/N | 0.847 | − 0.011 | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 Aug.18 | 2451 | 2068 |
No of monopodia | − 0.028 | − 0.277 | 0.148 | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 Sep.18 | 678 | 1271 |
No of Sympodia | 0.032 | 0.791 | − 0.447 | − 0.327 | 1.000 |  |  |  |  | 4 Aug.19 | 528 | 735 |
LAI | − 0.117 | − 0.273 | 0.067 | 0.681 | − 0.271 | 1.000 |  |  |  | 4 Sep.19 | 134 | 118 |
No of Bolls | − 0.316 | − 0.172 | − 0.239 | 0.724 | − 0.045 | 0.684 | 1.000 |  |  | Chi-square Value | 1.6E−89 |  |
Boll weight (g) | 0.004 | 0.024 | − 0.005 | − 0.052 | 0.004 | − 0.155 | − 0.269 | 1.000 |  | (Y = − 17,711.4 + 617.32 Max. Temp(46–90 DAS) + 1.72SSH(90–120 DAS)-1.525RF(mm) (1–150 DAS)) and validated(r2 value of 0.806) | ||
DMP (Kg/ha) | 0.250 | 0.009 | 0.299 | 0.256 | − 0.168 | 0.141 | 0.183 | − 0.318 | 1.000 | |||
Yield (kg/ha) | − 0.334 | − 0.202 | − 0.240 | 0.748 | − 0.077 | 0.660 | 0.975 | − 0.120 | 0.180 | |||