Table 9 Correlations among 17 traits of okra germplasm under normal conditions.

From: Improving the genetic potential of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) germplasm to tolerate salinity stress

Variables

DTE

DTF

NL

HFF

NP

PW

PWP

PL

PD

SG

LA

EL

RWC

PH

Na + 

K + 

DTE

1

               

DTF

0.293

1

              

NL

− 0.070

0.245

1

             

HFF

− 0.069

0.131

0.265

1

            

NP

− 0.334

− 0.324

− 0.029

− 0.010

1

           

PW

− 0.333

− 0.320

− 0.095

0.073

0.709

1

          

PWP

− 0.171

− 0.179

− 0.146

0.078

0.130

0.779

1

         

PL

− 0.072

− 0.265

− 0.089

0.090

0.075

0.477

0.615

1

        

PD

− 0.209

− 0.093

− 0.017

0.074

0.114

0.532

0.659

0.307

1

       

SG

− 0.100

0.050

0.012

0.059

− 0.022

0.141

0.181

− 0.026

0.218

1

      

LA

− 0.018

0.031

0.075

0.271

− 0.089

0.001

0.067

0.118

0.103

0.086

1

     

EL

0.048

− 0.006

0.010

− 0.224

0.030

0.081

0.115

0.088

0.037

0.083

− 0.143

1

    

RWC

− 0.099

− 0.050

0.109

0.204

0.171

0.186

0.116

0.035

0.126

− 0.124

0.325

− 0.049

1

   

PH

− 0.144

− 0.073

0.016

0.337

0.130

0.086

− 0.014

0.044

0.009

0.093

0.122

− 0.308

0.071

1

  

Na + 

0.104

− 0.072

− 0.072

− 0.300

0.000

− 0.081

− 0.113

− 0.026

− 0.201

− 0.136

− 0.124

0.055

0.024

− 0.283

1

 

K + 

− 0.059

− 0.089

− 0.031

0.136

0.226

0.206

0.094

0.128

0.102

− 0.037

0.175

− 0.354

0.008

0.213

− 0.265

1

K + : Na + 

− 0.203

− 0.059

0.031

0.239

0.218

0.270

0.179

0.086

0.239

0.071

0.210

− 0.255

0.046

0.329

− 0.667

0.727

  1. Values in bold are different from 0 with a significance level alpha = 0.05. (DTE: Days to emergence; DTF: Days to flowering; NL: No. of leaves at first flower; HFF: Plant height at first flower; NP: No. of pods per plant; PW: Fresh pod weight; PWP: Fresh pod weight per plant: PL: Fresh pod length; PD: Fresh pod diameter; SG: Stem girth; LA: Leaf area; EL: Electrolyte leakage; RWC: Relative water contents; PH: Plant height; Na+: Sodium; K+: Potassium).