“…The knowledge of genetic parameters is of great importance for breeders, since it helps them to determine the best breeding method for the crop (Cruz, Carneiro, & Regazzi, 2004). Several studies have been conducted to estimate genetic parameters for soybean crops (Costa et al, 2008;Leite, Pavan, Matos Filho, Alcantara Neto, Oliveira, & Feitosa, 2016;Santos, Spehar, Capone, & Pereira, 2018;Vasconcelos, Reis, Sediyama, & Cruz, 2012;Zambiazzi et al, 2017) and specifically with characters under the vegetative stages (Charles et al, 2017;Matsuo et al, 2012;Nogueira et al, 2008;Silva et al, 2016). Another genetic aspect of great value for plant breeding, which should get special attention from breeders, is the correlations between characters estimates.…”