Table 5.8: Regression and correlation of vegetative and reproductive characteristics of six populations of pawpaw evaluated in 2003, KSU Germplasm Orchard, Frankfort, Ky.
xycorrelation P-valuer
trunk cross sectional areatotal number of flowers**0.32
trunk cross sectional area% fruit setNS
trunk cross sectional areatotal number of fruitNS
trunk cross sectional areatotal number of clustersNS
trunk cross sectional areayield (kg)NS
trunk cross sectional areayield efficiency**0.56
total number of flowerstotal number of fruit**0.43
total number of flowerstotal number of clusters*0.25
total number of flowers% fruit setNS
length of floweringlength harvest**0.34
length of flowering% fruit set*0.27
length of floweringtotal number of fruit**0.30
length of floweringtotal number of clusters**0.32
length of floweringyield (kg)NS