Table 3. Field performance of AtHSP101 minus (seed from plant #39) and AtHSP101 plus (seed from plant #40) cotton in Maricopa, Arizona during the 2007 growing season.
Seed Source | Bolls/Plant | Open Bolls/ Plant | Seeds/Open Boll | Closed Bolls/Plant |
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Plant 39 (AtHSP101 minus) | 22.4 | 11.75 | 18.09 | 10.65 |
Plant 40 (AtHSP101 plus) | 30.35 | 12.95 | 18.54 | 17.4 |
P value | 0.08587 | 0.56197 | 0.561676 | 0.05484 |
Twenty plants per line were analyzed for total number of bolls per plant, open bolls per plant, seeds per open boll, and closed bolls per plant. Statistical analyses used an Unpaired Student's t test and the sample size was n = 20.