Variations in morphological traits of bermudagrass and relationship with soil and climate along latitudinal gradients

Table 9 Correlation coefficients between morphological traits of bermudagrass (C. dactylon) and soil characters

Traits	Erect shoot				Stolon				Turf height	Reproductive branch height
Traits	Leaf length	Leaf width	Internode length	Diameter	Leaf length	Leaf width	Internode length	Diameter	Turf height	Reproductive branch height
Total Nitrogen	0.158	0.162	0.084	−0.048	0.147	0.336	−0.262	− 0.169	0.194	0.130
Available Kalium	0.567*	0.659**	0.708**	0.371	0.559*	0.476	0.497	0.299	0.497	0.763**
Available Nitrogen	0.544*	0.550*	0.456	0.084	0.437	0.496	0.170	−0.037	0.338	0.587*
Soil Organic Matter	0.078	−0.050	0.090	−0.180	−0.097	− 0.017	−0.174	− 0.163	0.085	0.040
Exchangeable Ca	0.277	0.214	0.440	0.148	0.097	0.096	0.199	0.205	0.399	0.424
Exchangeable Mg	0.385	0.287	0.511*	0.601*	0.351	0.257	0.153	0.622*	0.476	0.477
Exchangeable Na	0.207	−0.071	0.357	−0.037	0.073	− 0.099	0.169	0.070	0.198	0.253
PH	0.170	0.214	0.215	0.097	0.185	0.214	0.326	0.093	0.247	0.194

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