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

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

Genotype	Selection	No irrigation (0 mm).			High irrigation (106 mm)
Genotype	Selection	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

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