Characters ED LN PT TSS TAC PH VITC LYCO TCAR
PDa 0.270 -0.280 0.606** 0.134 -0.243 0.074 0.171 -0.263   0.185
ED   0.456**    0.181 0.183 0.072 -0.061 0.143 -0.116 -0.139
LN       -0.405* 0.163 0.152 -0.132      -0.076 -0.105   -0.385*
PT       -0.025 -0.076 0.097 0.060 -0.263   0.141
TSS         0.085 0.231 0.010 -0.090 -0.127
TAC           0.343   0.373* -0.014   0.193
PH             -0.026 -0.249   0.050
VITC               -0.134 -0.105
LYCO                    0.434*
a PD: Polar diameter; ED: Equatorial diameter; LN: Locule number; PT: Pericarp thickness; TSS: Total soluble solids; TAC: Titratable acidity; PH: pH of the fruit; VITC: Vitamin C; LYCO: Lycopene; TCAR: Total carotenoids
* and ** significant at 5% and 1% level of significance, respectively
Table 4: Pearson’s correlation matrix of all variables.