“…The pairs of correlation between spike length and spike mass, and spike diameter and grain depth revealed strong and positive genetic and phenotypic correlations for all S 1 progenies (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, and Table 6). Liao et al (2014) indicated that, among the most important studied traits, spike mass stands out for positively contributing to grain yield. The identification of traits that present stable correlations with spike mass is of great importance for breeding and achieving superior lines, since the production of a single-cross hybrid depends on the lineagesperformance, in other words, the ability of the lineage to contribute with alleles for hybrid formation (Vencovsky, 1987).…”