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

Table 6 Fiber quality of tetraploid selections at New Deal, TX (Location 2) 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	5.3 de	27.9 a	327 cd	5.1 b-d	31.9 a	364 a
T10	Low superior	5.6 a-d	29.0 a	354 a-c	5.1 cd	31.9 a	360 a
T18	High inferior	5.3 de	28.4 a	355 ab	5.0 d	31.5 ab	368 a
T25	Low superior	5.2 e	28.9 a	345 a-d	4.6 e	31.4 ab	373 a
T35	Low superior	5.7 ab	27.0 a	338 b-d	5.5 a	29.6 cd	346 a
T38	High inferior	5.4 b-d	28.5 a	318 d	5.0 d	31.7 a	374 a
EMS Average		5.5	28.1	343	5.1	31.0	361
TTU 774	Control	5.5 b	27.3 ef	359 d-f	5.0 bc	31.0 bc	390 b-d
T58	Low superior	5.4 b-d	27.1 ef	338 f	5.1 b	30.3 b-d	365 e
T72	Low superior	5.1 de	30.9 a	416 a	4.7 d	32.8 a	395 a-d
T82	Low superior	5.4 bc	29.4 bc	407 ab	5.0 bc	31.8 ab	416 a
T85	High inferior	5.1 e	28.6 cd	388 bc	4.8 cd	31.6 a-c	413 ab
EMS Average		5.3	28.3	368	5.0	30.9	384
Tamcot Sphinx	Control	5.6 d-f	26.8 ab	333 ab	5.1 f	29.1 b-d	354 b-d
T152	Low superior	5.5 ef	28.0 a	350 a	5.1 ef	31.5 a	407 a
T164	Low superior	5.8 a-d	25.7 bc	316 bc	5.5 a-d	29.3 b-d	336 d-g
T188	Low superior	5.9 ab	25.7 bc	323 b	5.6 ab	29.8 bc	318 g
EMS Average		5.7	25.6	320	5.4	29.0	347
FiberMax 958	Check	5.6	27.9	349	5.4	30.7	367
Phytogen 72	Check	5.4	27.5	350	5.2	31.2	392
Average		5.5	27.2	342	5.2	30.2	364

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