Table 7 Heterosis relative to mid-parent (MP) for yield and fiber traits using line × tester hybrids of cotton

G.94

TNB

−35.96**

−38.66**

17.16**

18.08**

−46.76**

−4.31

5.36

9.18

−15.74**

6.37**

−6.02**

−2.58**

G.89 × G.86

−25.27*

−36.44**

2.21

17.86**

−37.4**

−15.03**

11.19

−20.05**

0.00

0.00

−1.54

−2.31**

G.90 × Aust

−22.21*

−16.14

0.45

8.58

−30.08*

7.00*

5.49

12.85*

−2.17

−1.48

0.29

−1.03

Uzbekistan 1

−22.02*

−23.74*

−4.78

9.04

−29.28*

−2.76

11.09

−8.85

−12.71**

4.90**

5.45**

0.78

Aust 12

−13.39

−21.18

1.71

5.56

−18.18

−9.13**

3.48

−12.54*

−5.26

4.62**

2.25*

0.63

G.96

−35.53**

−38.50**

17.83**

22.99**

−48.21**

−6.18*

8.41

14.63*

5.08

0.73

1.02

1.48*

G.86

TNB

−15.07

−17.11

16.92**

15.33*

−26.29*

−2.64

−0.17

12.59*

−7.37*

2.99

−3.07**

−2.15**

G.89 × G.86

−21.48*

−24.05*

13.34**

19.48**

−35.19*

−2.87

3.63

8.58

−2.22

3.70*

−0.07

−1.03

G.90 × Aust

−3.70

−4.32

8.62

10.18

−14.04

−0.55

1.70

7.67

−13.98**

0.24

−1.77

−1.93**

Uzbekistan 1

68.58**

50.82**

−22.10**

−9.36

85.47**

7.80*

16.39*

−33.12**

−4.49

7.13**

−4.83**

−0.17

Aust 12

37.67**

33.02*

−3.07

4.42

29.86

−2.55

6.62

−6.34

5.95

2.91

3.23**

0.60

G.96

−7.60

−3.93

−2.84

15.71

−22.32

4.15

15.88*

3.83

0.00

-0.97

−3.46**

−0.69

G.97

TNB

23.39*

31.57*

1.34

6.97

11.59

−9.66

0.52

6.10

−0.56

2.93

0.72

−1.15*

G.89 × G.86

−22.61

−24.90

−3.18

−8.38

−16.03

−1.93

−4.75

−5.76

4.14

3.15

0.00

−1.17*

G.90 × Aust

16.58

17.33

2.20

−7.53

22.36

0.88

−8.09

4.11

−2.86

1.69

3.03**

−0.80

Uzbekistan 1

−35.17**

−36.37**

7.32

−15.10*

−24.7*

−1.47

−20.11**

5.01

5.56

0.99

−4.24**

−0.03

Aust 12

−49.86**

−51.5**

−0.53

−8.45

−45.75**

−2.88

−6.27

−4.51

9.41**

0.73

−1.88*

0.06

G.96

18.67*

20.92*

1.88

−4.50

22.68

1.82

−6.80

5.05

9.09**

0.89

1.29

0.41