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Table 6 Fiber quality of tetraploid selections at New Deal, TX (Location 2) 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

5.3 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

  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