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Table V
Intertrait subrace, genetic and phenotypic correlations (and standard errors) between selection traits and objective traits.
Selection trait | ||||
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Objective trait | Correlation | DBH4 | Pilodyn penetration | Sample gross |
(15 y) | (4 y) | penetration | shrinkage | |
(5½ y) | (15 y) | |||
Whole-tree volume under bark | Subrace | 0.39 (0.32)ns | 0.72 (0.25)* | 0.28 (0.34)ns |
Genetic | 0.78 (0.12)*** | 0.31 (0.26)ns | –0.24 (0.39)ns | |
Phenotypic | 0.53 (0.05)*** | 0.23 (0.08)** | 0.08 (0.06)ns | |
Survival | Subrace | 0.78 (0.22)** | 0.36 (0.33)ns | 0.10 (0.35)ns |
Genetic | 0.82 (0.04)*** | 0.29 (0.12)* | –0.35 (0.31)ns | |
Phenotypic | 0.50 (0.01)*** | 0.06 (0.03)ns | – | |
Whole-tree basic density | Subrace | 0.13 (0.35)ns | –0.83 (0.20)** | –0.61 (0.28)ns |
Genetic | –0.06 (0.21)ns | –0.91 (0.15)*** | –0.78 (0.30)* | |
Phenotypic | 0.03 (0.08)ns | –0.61 (0.08)*** | –0.46 (0.07)*** | |
Janka hardness | Subrace | –0.11 (0.35)ns | –0.75 (0.23)* | –0.77 (0.22)** |
Genetic | 0.26 (0.22)ns | –0.58 (0.23)* | –0.73 (0.33)* | |
Phenotypic | 0.00 (0.07)ns | –0.43 (0.08)*** | –0.37 (0.06)*** | |
Internal checking | Subrace | –0.46 (0.31)ns | 0.23 (0.34)ns | 0.33 (0.33)ns |
– Quartersawn | Genetic | NA | NA | NA |
Phenotypic | –0.08 (0.08)ns | 0.09 (0.09)ns | 0.10 (0.08)ns | |
Internal checking | Subrace | NA | NA | NA |
– Backsawn | Genetic | –0.02 (0.21)ns | 0.15 (0.24)ns | 0.51 (0.30)ns |
Phenotypic | –0.01 (0.06)ns | 0.01 (0.08)ns | 0.22 (0.06)*** |