Table 5.11: Regression and correlation of vegetative and reproductive characteristics of six populations of pawpaw evaluated in 2004, KSU Germplasm Orchard, Frankfort, Ky.
| x | y | correlation P-value | r |
|---|---|---|---|
| trunk cross sectional area | total number of flowers | ** | 0.60 |
| trunk cross sectional area | % fruit set | NS | |
| trunk cross sectional area | total number of fruit | ** | 0.33 |
| trunk cross sectional area | total number of clusters | ** | 0.29 |
| trunk cross sectional area | yield (kg) | NS | |
| trunk cross sectional area | yield efficiency | ** | 0.46 |
| total number of flowers | total number of fruit | NS | |
| total number of flowers | total number of clusters | ** | 0.39 |
| total number of flowers | % fruit set | NS | |
| length of flowering | length harvest | NS | |
| length of flowering | % fruit set | NS | |
| length of flowering | total number of fruit | * | 0.23 |
| length of flowering | total number of clusters | NS | |
| length of flowering | yield (kg) | * | 0.26 |