Table 5 Additive genetic (below diagonal) and phenotypic (above diagonal) correlations among studied traits. Dominance genetic correlations were not estimated as only the dominance variance for diameter was significantly different from zero (P < 0.05). Standard errors are shown in parentheses, and the significance of correlations from zero are indicated. All additive genetic correlations were significantly different from one (P < 0.01)
Acoustic wave velocity (km s−1) | Kraft pulp yield (%) | Cellulose content (%) | Diameter (mm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acoustic wave velocity (km s−1) | 0.71 (0.02)*** | 0.75 (0.02)*** | 0.55 (0.03)*** | |
Kraft pulp yield (%) | 0.84 (0.07)*** | 0.96 (0.01)*** | 0.55 (0.03)*** | |
Cellulose content (%) | 0.90 (0.05)*** | 0.97 (0.01)*** | 0.63 (0.03)*** | |
Diameter (mm) | 0.58 (0.17)** | 0.38 (0.19)ns | 0.48 (0.17)* |