Table 3 Pearson correlation values among all traits – weight (g), height-A (cm), diameter-D (cm), A/D ratio, peel thickness (cm), number of segments, number of seeds, ease of peeling, juice content (%), total titratable acidity (TTA, %), total soluble solids (TSS), TSS/TTA ratio, technological index (TI) and number of fruits per box in the F₁ progeny of Murcott tangor and Pera sweet orange

Weight

1

0.81**

0.88**

0.19**

0.05

0.05

−0.1*

−0.1*

−0.14**

0.12**

−0.2**

−0.34**

0.07

−0.12**

Height

1

0.76**

0.58**

0.12*

−0.02

−0.11**

−0.11**

−0.11**

0.03

−0.1*

−0.349**

−0.02

−0.19**

Diameter

1

0.04

0

0.06

−0.11**

−0.11**

−0.11**

0.14**

−0.27**

−0.33**

0.13**

−0.1**

A/D

1

0.14**

−0.05

−0.03

−0.03

−0.05

−0.1*

0.12**

−0.15**

−0.16**

−0.16**

Peel thickness

1

−0.02

−0.04

−0.04

−0.17**

−0.21**

−0.04

−0.03

0.01

−0.17**

Segments per fruit

1

0.08*

0.08*

−0.17**

−0.06

−0.09*

−0.08

0.08*

−0.07

Number of seeds

1

0.1*

−0.19**

0.04

0.02

0.03

0.01

0.04

Ease of peeling

1

−0.19**

0.04

0.02

0.03

0.01

0.04

Juice content

1

−0.02

0.01

0.08

0

0.02

Acidity

1

0.03

0.05

0.01

0.73**

Soluble solids

1

0.17**

−0.81**

0.14

TSS/TTA

1

0.2**

0.7**

Technological index

1

0.14**

Fruit per box

1