Genomic heritability estimates in sweet cherry reveal non-additive genetic variance is relevant for industry-prioritized traits

Table 3 Pairwise trait correlations and covariances between genetic values for sweet cherry selections and unselected offspring

	Bloom Date	Bloom Time	Harvest Date	Harvest Time	PFRF	Fruit Dimensions	Fruit Weight	Firmness	SSC	TA	Powdery Mildew
Bloom Date	3.507	0.897***	0.317***	0.314***	0.301***	0.136*	0.196***	0.223***	−0.101	0.133*	0.184**
Bloom Time	18.17	117.1	0.213***	0.208***	0.198***	0.087	0.130*	0.134‡	−0.071	0.064	0.218***
Harvest Date	3.446	13.38	33.72	0.998***	0.255***	0.340***	0.346***	0.547***	−0.364***	0.107	0.220***
Harvest Time	50.93	195.4	502.2	7508	0.251***	0.334***	0.341***	0.549***	−0.355***	0.106	0.225***
PFRF	74.88	283.9	196.2	2883	17,630	0.566***	0.603***	0.465***	−0.161***	0.173‡	0.185***
Fruit Dimensions	0.3082	1.142	2.394	35.10	91.09	1.468	0.946***	0.511***	−0.507***	−0.210***	0.462***
Fruit Weight	0.9209	3.695	5.042	74.33	201.1	2.880	6.311	0.514***	−0.435***	− 0.208***	0.505***
Firmness	17.26	59.91	131.1	1964	2546	25.55	53.26	1702	−0.392***	0.065	0.387***
SSC	−0.3403	−1.387	−3.793	−55.10	−38.44	−1.101	−1.958	−28.99	3.214	0.267***	−0.340***
TA	0.02486	0.06856	0.06204	0.9132	2.295	−0.02541	−0.05219	0.2668	0.04778	0.009934	−0.215**
Powdery Mildew	0.3509	2.409	1.304	19.91	25.11	0.5707	1.295	16.28	−0.6215	−0.02181	1.041

Correlations and covariances are given in the upper triangle and lower triangle, respectively, and trait variances are bolded on the diagonal. Statistical significance is labeled as ‡ = p < 0.10, * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001, signaling if the correlations are different from zero

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