Evaluation of the genetic diversity of fibre quality traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) inferred from phenotypic variations

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the five measured traits in 719 upland cotton accessions from different regions

Trait	Year	The Yellow River region		The Yangtze River region		North/Northwest China		Abroad
Trait	Year	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range
FL	2014	29.36 ± 1.528	22.07–34.65	29.31 ± 1.534	24.50–33.39	29.46 ± 1.561	26.09–33.43	29.51 ± 1.535	25.14–35.56
FL	2015	28.53 ± 1.974	22.74–34.82	28.63 ± 1.975	23.17–32.85	28.64 ± 1.999	22.10–34.16	28.66 ± 1.975	22.00–36.14
FS	2014	29.37 ± 2.365	23.10–36.10	29.43 ± 2.365	23.30–36.30	30.01 ± 2.379	23.40–36.30	30.05 ± 2.373	23.30–36.80
FS	2015	28.30 ± 3.005	22.04–38.02	28.19 ± 2.996	22.81–36.18	28.62 ± 3.028	20.82–37.03	28.59 ± 3.019	18.79–36.25
FM	2014	4.98 ± 0.495	3.28–6.34	4.97 ± 0.488	3.39–5.93	4.94 ± 0.494	3.75–6.18	4.99 ± 0.491	3.14–6.12
FM	2015	4.93 ± 0.491	3.16–6.26	4.91 ± 0.493	3.24–6.01	4.87 ± 0.501	3.33–6.00	4.90 ± 0.491	3.33–6.30
FU	2014	85.04 ± 1.170	78.90–88.70	84.96 ± 1.175	81.40–88.30	84.99 ± 1.179	81.70–88.10	85.11 ± 1.174	81.50–89.00
FU	2015	84.63 ± 1.738	77.80–88.59	84.62 ± 1.740	78.39–88.07	84.58 ± 1.744	78.34–88.10	84.49 ± 1.743	71.15–88.13
FE	2014	6.60 ± 0.524	3.55–8.65	6.65 ± 0.528	4.00–8.55	6.52 ± 0.546	4.05–7.30	6.57 ± 0.526	3.95–8.20
FE	2015	6.75 ± 0.437	5.52–7.95	6.73 ± 0.441	5.73–8.29	6.71 ± 0.443	5.81–7.69	6.72 ± 0.439	5.72–8.25

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