Item

correlation coefficient

PH

PP

PL

NGP

FGP

SR

GW

YP

Phenotypic value

Euclidean distance

0.3411**

0.1692

0.1428

0.3004**

0.3298**

0.1126

0.1533

0.0411

Cheng’s index difference value

−0.1822

0.1242

0.1515

0.2861**

0.2472*

−0.1360

−0.1873

−0.0050

Super male parents heterosis

Euclidean distance

0.1451

−0.2437*

0.2196*

0.3406**

0.3293**

−0.0103

0.1293

0.0001

Cheng’s index difference value

0.1004

−0.1091

0.3234**

0.1420

0.1931

0.1056

0.0261

−0.0414

Control heterosis

Euclidean distance

0.4554**

−0.1109

0.2273*

0.3478**

0.4233**

0.2074*

0.2052

0.1148

Cheng’s index difference value

−0.2336*

0.0924

0.1664

0.3783**

0.3066**

−0.0999

−0.1898

−0.0667