TABLE 2.
Phenotypic mean values for agronomic and fiber traits in F2 lines developed from crosses of the common parent (TM-1) with the other parental lines (column 1)
| Parent of F2 lines | Seedcotton yield (kg/ha) | Lint yield (kg/ha) | Lint (%) | Boll weight (g) | Micronaire | 2.5% span length (mm) | Elongation (%) | Strength (g/tex) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS-B02 | 2194 | 740 | 33.78 | 5.34 | 4.88 | 29.66 | 7.37 | 20.26 |
| CS-B04 | 2293 | 751 | 32.92 | 5.46 | 4.77 | 29.85 | 8.21 | 19.46 |
| CS-B06 | 2271 | 730 | 32.26 | 5.67 | 4.79 | 29.57 | 7.15 | 19.80 |
| CS-B07 | 2176 | 713 | 32.82 | 5.56 | 5.02 | 29.24 | 7.50 | 19.70 |
| CS-B16 | 2046 | 668 | 32.57 | 5.66 | 4.72 | 29.16 | 7.67 | 20.13 |
| CS-B17 | 2465 | 787 | 32.09 | 5.80 | 4.69 | 29.01 | 8.19 | 19.98 |
| CS-B18 | 1878 | 644 | 34.22 | 5.25 | 4.73 | 29.54 | 7.89 | 19.58 |
| CS-B25 | 2410 | 777 | 32.48 | 5.31 | 4.40 | 30.11 | 7.39 | 21.20 |
| CS-B05sh | 2165 | 692 | 31.96 | 5.31 | 4.87 | 29.28 | 8.31 | 19.49 |
| CS-B14sh | 1978 | 659 | 33.21 | 4.84 | 4.80 | 30.08 | 7.41 | 19.73 |
| CS-B15sh | 2333 | 764 | 32.85 | 5.73 | 4.80 | 29.77 | 7.99 | 19.74 |
| CS-B22sh | 2153 | 744 | 34.52 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 28.68 | 8.16 | 19.42 |
| CS-B22Lo | 2143 | 743 | 34.65 | 4.97 | 4.99 | 28.90 | 7.11 | 19.76 |
| CS-B26Lo | 2112 | 689 | 32.69 | 5.43 | 4.75 | 29.92 | 7.70 | 19.64 |
| 3-79a | 728 | 220 | 29.96 | 3.15 | 3.51 | 32.21 | 8.05 | 24.29 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 267.7 | 87.8 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.71 |
Means of CS-B lines were based on two environments in 2002; Means of F2 and TM-1 were based on five environments in 2001 and 2002.
a
Conventional F2 hybrid from the cross of TM-1 and 3-79.