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Table 4 Genetic correlation between growth, fiber and wood quality traits (standard errors within the parenthesis)

From: High negative genetic correlations between growth traits and wood properties suggest incorporating multiple traits selection including economic weights for the future Scots pine breeding programs

  

Density trait

Fiber dimensions trait

Stiffness trait

  

DEN

EWD

TWD

LWD

FRW

FTW

FWT

MFC

MFA

MOEs

MOEtof

Growth traits

DBH

−0.479

−0.524

−0.248

−0.237

0.111

0.235

−0.353

−0.177

0.340

−0.506

−0.382

(0.190)

(0.074)

(0.217)

(0.193)

(0.228)

(0.252)

(0.216)

(0.220)

(0.221)

(0.181)

(0.196)

HGT

−0.378

−0.430

−0.178

−0.310

0.0178

0.290

−0.292

−0.204

0.310

−0.448

−0.323

(0.208)

(0.202)

(0.224)

(0.188)

(0.235)

(0.250)

(0.205)

(0.219)

(0.229)

(0.200)

(0.210)

VOL

−0.395

−0.355

−0.111

−0.126

0.0967

0.182

−0.356

−0.0801

0.239

−0.370

−0.235

(0.116)

(0.115)

(0.110)

(0.105)

(0.230)

(0.244)

(0.216)

(0.114)

(0.220)

(0.178)

(0.192)

Ring width traits

EWP

−0.211

0.102

0.0444

0.0889

0.482

0.103

−0.0338

0.165

−0.249

0.0301

0.00398

(0.233)

(0.251)

(0.242)

(0.209)

(0.0251)

(0.278)

(0.253)

(0.242)

(0.244)

(0.248)

(0.243)

TWP

−0.218

−0.307

0.469

−0.379

−0.244

−0.097

−0.334

−0.366

0.372

−0.305

−0.259

(0.252)

(0.251)

(0.208)

(0.188)

(0.264)

(0.297)

(0.254)

(0.239)

(0.237)

(0.238)

(0.242)

LWP

0.575

0.274

0.612

0.615

−0.264

−0.0281

0.544

0.263

−0.118

0.392

0.376

(0.128)

(0.208)

(0.144)

(0.164)

(0.0481)

(0.253)

(0.163)

(0.198)

(0.236)

(0.189)

(0.189)