Table 2.
Phenotypic variation of fiber traits
| Fiber trait category | Fiber trait acronym (unit) | Experimental site | Gua | VH8 | No. RILs | RIL mean | RIL sd | RIL max | RIL min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fineness | fineness, H (mtex) | Br7 | 168.3 | 109.8 | 120 | 148.5 | 25.0 | 213.0 | 81.0 |
| Br8 | 161.6 | 105.8 | 125 | 147.9 | 26.3 | 216.5 | 60.0 | ||
| Cs7 | 169.0 | 140.0 | 99 | 155.6 | 22.0 | 202.0 | 110.0 | ||
| Cs8 | 144.5 | 90.5 | 65 | 140.4 | 20.1 | 181.1 | 92.9 | ||
| Cs9 | 155.2 | 94.3 | 66 | 153.7 | 20.8 | 192.2 | 99.6 | ||
| Ga7 | 168.5 | 62.0 | 79 | 132.3 | 24.6 | 173.0 | 61.0 | ||
| Lu7 | 154.0 | 125.0 | 68 | 149.1 | 16.1 | 171.0 | 104.5 | ||
| Lu8 | 168.0 | 117.5 | 90 | 154.7 | 19.5 | 183.0 | 103.0 | ||
| Mp8 | 179.0 | 123.5 | 65 | 157.8 | 24.2 | 202.0 | 87.0 | ||
| Mean all expts | 163.1 | 107.6 | 148.9 | ||||||
| Standard Fineness, Hs | Br7 | 165.0 | 175.0 | 120 | 165.6 | 30.7 | 271.0 | 102.5 | |
| (mtex) | Br8 | 162.6 | 178.6 | 125 | 161.7 | 31.5 | 280.0 | 96.5 | |
| Cs7 | 179.0 | 146.0 | 99 | 164.3 | 16.8 | 200.0 | 133.0 | ||
| Cs9 | 158.4 | 124.5 | 66 | 162.5 | 18.0 | 198.1 | 127.1 | ||
| Ga7 | 231.0 | 114.0 | 79 | 210.2 | 40.6 | 308.0 | 109.0 | ||
| Lu7 | 177.0 | 146.0 | 68 | 170.8 | 13.4 | 194.3 | 136.6 | ||
| Mp8 | 259.3 | 182.3 | 65 | 208.0 | 42.4 | 379.0 | 134.0 | ||
| Mean all expts | 190.3 | 152.3 | 177.6 | ||||||
| Micronaire, IM | Br7 | 4.43 | 2.26 | 120 | 3.72 | 0.87 | 5.45 | 1.43 | |
| Br8 | 4.21 | 2.11 | 125 | 3.77 | 0.87 | 5.53 | 1.37 | ||
| Cs8 | 3.69 | 2.35 | 65 | 3.40 | 0.66 | 4.59 | 2.24 | ||
| Cs9 | 4.30 | 2.80 | 66 | 4.21 | 0.54 | 5.06 | 2.89 | ||
| Ga7 | 3.78 | 1.89 | 96 | 2.95 | 0.62 | 4.67 | 1.85 | ||
| Ge6 | 4.53 | 2.45 | 24 | 3.86 | 0.69 | 5.00 | 2.50 | ||
| Lu7 | 4.11 | 2.68 | 63 | 3.71 | 0.67 | 4.55 | 2.10 | ||
| Lu8 | 3.80 | 2.10 | 70 | 3.85 | 0.60 | 4.80 | 2.30 | ||
| Mp7 | 4.05 | NA | 96 | 3.67 | 0.76 | 5.46 | 1.90 | ||
| Mp8 | 3.60 | 2.62 | 65 | 3.45 | 0.72 | 4.77 | 1.52 | ||
| Mean all expts | 4.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Maturity Ratio, MR | Br7 | 1.02 | 0.63 | 120 | 0.92 | 0.18 | 1.23 | 0.42 | |
| Br8 | 1.00 | 0.59 | 125 | 0.95 | 0.18 | 1.25 | 0.39 | ||
| Cs7 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 99 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 1.05 | 0.79 | ||
| Cs8 | 0.91 | 0.61 | 65 | 0.83 | 0.12 | 1.03 | 0.49 | ||
| Cs9 | 0.98 | 0.76 | 66 | 0.95 | 0.05 | 1.03 | 0.78 | ||
| Ga7 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 79 | 0.65 | 0.15 | 0.98 | 0.39 | ||
| Lu7 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 68 | 0.87 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 0.75 | ||
| Lu8 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 90 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.96 | 0.71 | ||
| Mp7 | 0.86 | NA | 96 | 0.86 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.75 | ||
| Mp8 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 65 | 0.78 | 0.15 | 1.08 | 0.39 | ||
| Fineness | Maturity Ratio, MR | Mean all expts | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.86 | ||||
| Length | Mean Length, ML | Br7 | 24.28 | 35.86 | 123 | 25.89 | 2.58 | 31.79 | 18.70 |
| (mm) | Br8 | 25.29 | 35.35 | 126 | 26.15 | 2.52 | 31.66 | 18.43 | |
| Cs8 | 26.15 | 29.75 | 65 | 25.42 | 2.13 | 30.69 | 19.91 | ||
| Ga7 | 24.06 | 30.50 | 83 | 24.24 | 2.52 | 29.39 | 16.99 | ||
| Ge6 | 26.20 | 32.80 | 38 | 26.07 | 2.43 | 30.95 | 17.62 | ||
| Lu7 | 24.20 | 32.30 | 63 | 24.95 | 2.41 | 28.65 | 18.03 | ||
| Mp7 | 24.00 | NA | 96 | 26.53 | 2.44 | 32.81 | 19.69 | ||
| Mp8 | 25.88 | 36.10 | 67 | 25.91 | 2.37 | 30.96 | 20.85 | ||
| Mean all expts | 25.0 | 33.2 | 25.6 | ||||||
| Length, UHML (mm) | Br7 | 28.89 | 40.79 | 123 | 30.71 | 2.73 | 37.55 | 22.85 | |
| Br8 | 29.76 | 40.46 | 126 | 30.93 | 2.65 | 37.45 | 23.35 | ||
| Cs7 | 32.60 | 48.80 | 99 | 32.57 | 2.99 | 41.15 | 24.38 | ||
| Cs8 | 30.52 | 35.84 | 65 | 30.33 | 2.02 | 35.77 | 25.58 | ||
| Cs9 | 29.88 | 37.67 | 66 | 31.34 | 1.78 | 35.87 | 28.17 | ||
| Ga7 | 28.65 | 37.60 | 83 | 29.19 | 2.70 | 35.50 | 22.80 | ||
| Ge6 | 30.80 | 38.20 | 38 | 30.99 | 2.02 | 36.32 | 26.92 | ||
| Lu7 | 29.30 | 39.00 | 63 | 30.40 | 2.32 | 35.31 | 24.89 | ||
| Lu8 | 30.00 | 38.74 | 70 | 31.35 | 1.98 | 37.08 | 27.43 | ||
| Mp7 | 28.70 | NA | 96 | 31.62 | 2.49 | 37.84 | 25.54 | ||
| Mp8 | 30.43 | 40.55 | 67 | 30.83 | 2.40 | 36.30 | 25.30 | ||
| Mean all expts | 30.0 | 39.8 | 30.9 | ||||||
| Length uniformity | Uniformity Index, UI | Br7 | 84.00 | 87.91 | 123 | 84.28 | 2.34 | 88.00 | 76.05 |
| Br8 | 84.98 | 87.36 | 126 | 84.50 | 2.50 | 88.25 | 75.30 | ||
| Cs8 | 85.60 | 83.00 | 65 | 83.74 | 2.46 | 88.04 | 76.04 | ||
| Cs9 | 83.40 | 85.00 | 66 | 83.74 | 1.46 | 86.42 | 79.45 | ||
| Ga7 | 83.95 | 81.10 | 83 | 83.03 | 2.44 | 87.50 | 72.90 | ||
| Lu8 | 83.20 | 85.10 | 70 | 85.71 | 1.60 | 88.10 | 81.00 | ||
| Mp8 | 85.00 | 89.00 | 67 | 83.94 | 2.15 | 88.40 | 78.50 | ||
| Mean all expts | 84.3 | 85.5 | 84.1 | ||||||
| Strength | Strength (g/tex) | Br7 | 29.64 | 47.10 | 123 | 32.02 | 4.26 | 42.45 | 20.95 |
| Br8 | 30.69 | 49.39 | 126 | 32.59 | 4.62 | 46.35 | 21.00 | ||
| Cs8 | 31.16 | 35.81 | 65 | 32.67 | 2.64 | 39.23 | 26.44 | ||
| Cs9 | 31.30 | 41.60 | 66 | 33.26 | 3.06 | 41.78 | 27.14 | ||
| Ga7 | 29.05 | 39.30 | 83 | 30.76 | 4.19 | 44.80 | 20.40 | ||
| Ge6 | 34.10 | 41.00 | 38 | 33.65 | 3.57 | 40.20 | 25.80 | ||
| Lu7 | 30.30 | 40.50 | 63 | 29.71 | 4.44 | 37.70 | 18.40 | ||
| Lu8 | 25.00 | 31.90 | 70 | 28.21 | 2.76 | 38.30 | 23.20 | ||
| Mp7 | 28.80 | NA | 96 | 31.85 | 3.95 | 43.10 | 21.40 | ||
| Mp8 | 29.80 | 46.30 | 67 | 31.68 | 3.01 | 40.30 | 22.50 | ||
| Mean all expts | 30.0 | 41.4 | 31.6 | ||||||
| Elongation | Elongation | Br7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 123 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| Br8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 126 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Cs8 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 65 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Cs9 | 3.7 | NA | 66 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | ||
| Ga7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 83 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Lu8 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 70 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Mp8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 67 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | ||
| Mean all expts | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | ||||||
| Color | Reflectance, Rd | Br7 | 78.8 | 81.3 | 123 | 77.3 | 4.1 | 84.6 | 64.5 |
| Br8 | 82.3 | 80.1 | 126 | 78.7 | 4.1 | 85.6 | 67.1 | ||
| Ga7 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 84 | 74.4 | 3.4 | 80.2 | 63.1 | ||
| Ge6 | 82.4 | 78.6 | 38 | 77.4 | 3.6 | 84.0 | 71.1 | ||
| Lu7 | 74.9 | 82.1 | 63 | 76.6 | 2.9 | 83.5 | 67.3 | ||
| Mp7 | 77.7 | NA | 96 | 77.0 | 5.1 | 84.1 | 59.2 | ||
| Mp8 | 77.8 | 81.2 | 66 | 78.1 | 3.9 | 84.1 | 63.5 | ||
| Mean all expts | 78.5 | 79.7 | 77.1 | ||||||
| Yellowness, b | Br7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 123 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 13.2 | 6.4 | |
| Br8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 126 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Ga7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 84 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 15.2 | 8.6 | ||
| Ge6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 38 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 6.3 | ||
| Lu7 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 63 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 7.0 | ||
| Mp7 | 9.6 | NA | 96 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 6.9 | ||
| Mp8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 7.6 | ||
| Mean all expts | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | ||||||
Phenotypic variation of fiber traits measured on the 2 parents and the RILs from 11 experiments: mean trait value of parents Guazuncho-2 (GUA) (Gh) and VH8-4602 (VH8)(Gb), number of RILs analyzed, and mean, standard deviation and maximum and minimum values for the RILs for each trait