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Table 4 Inter-trait additive genetic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlations with standard errors shown in parenthesis and significance from zero indicated

From: Assessing genetic variation to improve stem straightness in Eucalyptus globulus

Trait

Site

Stem deviation

Straightness score

DBH5 (mm)

DBH9 (mm)

Stem deviation (mm, log10-transformed)

Boolarra

 

−0.92 (0.13)**

−0.17 (0.30) ns

0.08 (0.24) ns

Condah

 

−0.99 (0.03)***

−0.19 (0.16) ns

−0.23 (0.15) ns

Straightness score (1 to 6)

Boolarra

−0.70 (0.04)***

 

0.40 (0.30) ns

0.35 (0.21) ns

Condah

−0.69 (0.03)***

 

0.35 (0.18) ns

0.44 (0.16)**

DBH5 (mm)

Boolarra

−0.03 (0.05) ns

0.11 (0.05)**

 

1.02 (0.04)***

Condah

−0.02 (0.04) ns

0.13 (0.03)***

 

0.93 (0.05)***

DBH9 (mm)

Boolarra

−0.06 (0.05) ns

0.20 (0.05)***

0.86 (0.03)***

 

Condah

−0.09 (0.04)**

0.18 (0.03)***

0.80 (0.03)***

 
  1. DBH(5 and 9) indicates tree age (years) when diameter was measured
  2. ns not significant
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001