Table 5 Genetic and phenotypic correlations between cone chemical traits, cone yield and plant growth traits in hop

a.

α-acid

-0.05 ± 0.34

0.06 ± 0.07

0.03 ± 0.34

0.09 ± 0.07

-0.56 ± 0.29

-0.09 ± 0.07

-0.82 ± 0.26

-0.08 ± 0.07

-0.59 ± 0.35

-0.26 ± 0.08

-0.49 ± 0.37

-0.03 ± 0.07

β-acid

-0.11 ± 0.34

-0.07 ± 0.07

-0.07 ± 0.34

-0.07 ± 0.07

-0.42 ± 0.28

-0.20 ± 0.07

-0.55 ± 0.25

0.04 ± 0.07

-0.22 ± 0.35

-0.16 ± 0.08

-0.62 ± 0.37

-0.14 ± 0.07

cohumulone (% of α-acid)

0.16 ± 0.25

0.10 ± 0.07

0.45 ± 0.24

0.25 ± 0.06

-0.21 ± 0.21

0.07 ± 0.07

-0.39 ± 0.19

0.03 ± 0.07

-0.07 ± 0.24

-0.01 ± 0.08

-0.04 ± 0.26

0.03 ± 0.07

α-acid:β-acid

0.17 ± 0.29

0.11 ± 0.07

0.18 ± 0.29

0.13 ± 0.07

-0.15 ± 0.24

0.10 ± 0.07

-0.22 ± 0.23

-0.00 ± 0.07

-0.22 ± 0.28

-0.07 ± 0.08

0.05 ± 0.29

0.05 ± 0.07

α-acid:total resin

0.04 ± 0.29

0.10 ± 0.07

0.01 ± 0.29

0.13 ± 0.07

-0.12 ± 0.24

0.10 ± 0.07

-0.13 ± 0.22

-0.01 ± 0.07

-0.30 ± 0.30

-0.05 ± 0.08

0.12 ± 0.27

0.09 ± 0.07

b.

Green cone weight

Genetic correlation

Phenotypic correlation

α-acid

-0.93 ± 0.72

0.22 ± 0.07

β-acid

-0.63 ± 0.53

0.05 ± 0.07

Cohumulone (% of α-acid)

-0.44 ± 0.09

0.05 ± 0.07

α-acid:β-acid

0.83 ± 0.21

0.16 ± 0.07

α-acid:total resin

0.42 ± 0.19

0.14 ± 0.07

c.

Number of shoots

0.62 ± 0.30

0.24 ± 0.82

Length of the longest shoot

-0.27 ± 0.79

0.05 ± 0.07

Height (at flower initiation)

-0.95 ± 0.37

0.20 ± 0.07

Height (at cone maturity)

-1.00 ± 0.19

0.21 ± 0.07

Height to the cones

-0.94 ± 0.34

-0.94 ± 0.34

Lateral length

-0.93 ± 0.25

-0.93 ± 0.25