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Table 6 Estimated inter-site genetic correlations (with approximate standard errors in brackets) for the growth traits and wood chemical properties

From: Chemical properties of wood are under stronger genetic control than growth traits in Populus tomentosa Carr.

Sites

Tree height

DBH

Stem volume

Extractives

Holocellulose

Lignin

Yanzhou-Gaotang

Yanzhou-Xiangfen

0.794* (0.0367)

Yanzhou-Zhengzhou

0.392 (0.0343)

Gaotang-Xiangfen

0.689* (0.0397)

0.566 (0.0735)

0.511 (0.0701)

Gaotang-Zhengzhou

0.571 (0.0336)

0.498 (0.0622)

0.313 (0.0655)

0.901 (0.0122)

Xiangfen-Zhengzhou

0.776* (0.0118)

0.778* (0.0491)

0.763* (0.0398)

0.589 (0.0472)

  1. DBH diameter at breast height
  2. *P < 0.05, significant correlations