Supplemental Table 1. Pearson correlation coefficients of the fruit qualitytraits [blooming date (BD),ripening time (Rt), fruit development period (Fdp),fruit weight (Fw), stone weight (Sw), skin color (Skc), blush color (Blsc), flesh color (Flsc), pH (pH), malic acid content (Malic), soluble solids content (SS) and firmness (Fr)] in the 160 seedlings of ‘Z701-1’ x ‘Palsteyn’ (ZxP) F1apricotprogeny during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

2008 / BD / Rt / Fdp / Fw / Sw / Skc / Blsc / Flsc / pH / Malic / SS / Fr
BD / 1
Rt / 0.486** / 1
Fdp / -0.173 / 0.777** / 1
Fw / -0.143 / 0.358** / 0.507** / 1
Sw / 0.010 / 0.217* / 0.216* / 0.555** / 1
Skc / -0.077 / -0.210* / -0.276** / -0.130 / -0.124 / 1
Blsc / -0.031 / -0.007 / 0.081 / 0.286** / 0.043 / -0.200* / 1
Flsc / 0.135 / -0.184* / -0.306** / -0.175 / -0.069 / 0.448** / -0.049 / 1
pH / 0.213* / 0.134 / 0.020 / -0.109 / 0.016 / 0.077 / 0.023 / 0.196* / 1
Malic / -0.156 / 0.005 / 0.102 / 0.037 / -0.091 / -0.075 / -0.071 / -0.239** / -0.865** / 1
SS / 0.190* / 0.546** / 0.475** / 0.006 / -0.102 / -0.053 / -0.155 / -0.207* / 0.023 / 0.255** / 1 / -
2009 / BD / Rt / Fdp / Fw / Sw / Skc / Blsc / Flsc / pH / Malic / SS / Fr
BD / 1
Rt / 0.131 / 1
Fdp / -0.682** / 0.685** / 1
Fw / -0.147 / 0.223** / 0.345* / 1
Sw / 0.037 / 0.254** / 0.244 / 0.662** / 1
Skc / 0.212* / -0.057 / -0.518** / -0.145 / -0.060 / 1
Blsc / 0.000 / 0.159 / 0.114 / 0.084 / 0.005 / 0.271** / 1
Flsc / 0.339** / -0.211* / -0.674** / -0.122 / -0.048 / 0.697** / -0.004 / 1
pH / 0.076 / 0.040 / -0.216 / -0.146 / -0.006 / -0.004 / -0.226** / 0.079 / 1
Malic / -0.085 / 0.037 / 0.286 / 0.091 / -0.023 / 0.014 / 0.182* / -0.169* / -0.815** / 1
SS / 0.239** / 0. 484** / 0.074 / -0.003 / 0.015 / 0.071 / -0.076 / -0.010 / 0.160* / 0.070 / 1
Fr / 0.072 / 0.067 / 0.113 / 0.125 / 0.146 / -0.120 / -0.013 / -0.129 / -0.009 / 0.037 / 0.075 / 1
2010 / BD / Rt / Fdp / Fw / Sw / Skc / Blsc / Flsc / pH / Malic / SS / Fr
BD / 1
Rt / 0.380** / 1
Fdp / -0.378** / 0.713** / 1
Fw / -0.515** / -0.204* / 0.187* / 1
Sw / -0.212** / -0.065 / 0.096 / 0.657** / 1
Skc / 0.135 / -0.005 / -0.107 / -0.072 / -0.107 / 1
Blsc / -0.232** / -0.077 / 0.089 / 0.314** / 0.253** / 0.222** / 1
Flsc / 0.187* / -0.265** / -0.406** / -0.207* / -0.175* / 0.709** / -0.010 / 1
pH / 0.149 / 0.012 / -0.100 / -0.260** / -0.269** / 0.113 / -0.281** / 0.192* / 1
Malic / -0.028 / 0.088 / 0.110 / 0.080 / 0.139 / -0.045 / 0.216** / -0.153 / -0.852** / 1
SS / 0.135 / 0.183* / 0.081 / -0.179* / -0.295** / 0.032 / -0.137 / -0.026 / 0.128 / 0.150 / 1
Fr / -0.216** / -0.079 / 0.088 / 0.270** / 0.248** / -0.075 / 0.248** / -0.141 / -0.272** / 0.256** / -0.286** / 1

* Correlation significant at the 0.05 level (bilateral)

** Correlation significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral)

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