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Table 5 Fiber quality of tetraploid selections at Lubbock, TX (Location 1) in 2016

From: Irrigation’s effect and applied selection on the fiber quality of Ethyl MethaneSulfonate (EMS) treated upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Genotype

Selection

No irrigation (0 mm).

High irrigation (106 mm)

Micronaire

Length / mm

Strength /( kN•m•kg−1)

Micronaire

Length / mm

Strength /( kN•m•kg−1)

Raider 276

Control

5.4 a

27.9 a-d

333 a

5.1 cd

29.2 a

342 a

T10

Low superior

5.6 a

28.2 ab

344 a

5.4 bc

28.8 a

350 a

T18

High inferior

5.6 a

28.1 a-c

335 a

5.4 bc

29.9 a

363 a

T25

Low superior

5.0 c

28.4 a

338 a

4.9 d

29.5 a

322 a

T35

Low superior

5.5 a

26.8 de

326 a

5.8 a

26.8 b

333 a

T38

High inferior

5.4 ab

28.8 a

322 a

5.2 b-d

29.4 a

326 a

EMS Average

 

5.4

27.5

335

5.3

28.6

339

TTU 774

Control

5.4 b

27.8 b-d

375 ab

5.3 ab

27.9 de

378 ab

T58

Low superior

5.2 cd

25.9 e

340 c

5.1 b-d

29.5 a-d

335 de

T72

Low superior

5.2 cd

29.4 a

388 a

4.7 f

31.2 a

386 a

T82

Low superior

5.3 b-d

28.1 a-c

374 ab

5.2 a-c

29.2 b-e

385 a

T85

High inferior

4.9 e

28.6 ab

398 a

4.8 ef

29.8 a-d

380 ab

EMS Average

 

5.3

27.6

362

5.0

29.2

366

Tamcot Sphinx

Control

5.5 ef

27.9 a

337 a-c

5.3 d

28.6 a

363 a

T152

Low superior

5.3 g

27.3 ab

357 a

5.2 d

28.8 a

369 a

T164

Low superior

5.8 b-d

24.9 d-f

291 ef

5.5 bc

26.5 c

320 c

T188

Low superior

5.7 c-f

25.4 cd

315 c-e

5.6 bc

26.7 c

318 c

EMS Average

 

5.7

25.1

316

5.5

26.5

330

FiberMax 958

Check

5.7

26.7

327

5.5

27.9

337

Phytogen 72

Check

5.3

27.8

355

5.3

29.0

358

Average

 

5.5

27.3

341

5.4

28.5

348

  1. Note: Analyses were performed on all lines grown in 2016, but only those for release are shown. * Values within column are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 within family. Selection column is based on 2014 selection