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Table 3 Correlation analysis among seed weight (g/1000 grain), seed set, percentage of carpels for seed set, number of seeds/fruit, fruit set, number of seeds/carpel in P. decomposita

From: Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of Paeonia decomposita (Paeoniaceae), a threatened endemic plant to China

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Seed weight (g/1000 grain)

Seed set (%)

Percentage of carpels for seed set

Number of seeds/fruit

Fruit set (%)

Number of seeds/carpel

Seed weight (g/1000 grain)

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Seed set (%)

0.624

–

    

Percentage of carpels for seed set

0.784a

0.971b

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Number of seeds/fruit

0.769a

0.972b

0.988b

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Fruit set (%)

0.880b

0.911b

0.975b

0.963b

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Number of seeds/carpel

0.743a

0.868b

0.893b

0.881b

0.936b

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  1. aSignificant correlation at the 0.05 level
  2. bExtremely significant correlation at the 0.01 level
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