Table 6.
Changes in fiber quality characteristics and the interactions between planting dates and cultivars to fiber quality at different fruiting branch nodes (FBN) during 2009 to 2011.
| FBN | Fiber length (mm) | Elongation (%) | Fiber strength (cN tex−1) | Micronaire | Uniformity index (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| KEMIAN 1 | |||||||||||||||
| FB10–11 | 29.1 a | 29.1 a | 29.8 a | 6.7 a | 6.3 a | 6.5 a | 29.7 a | 31.9 a | 29.7 a | 4.9 a | 5.4 a | 4.9 a | 87 a | 85 a | 84 a |
| FB2–3 | 29.5 a | 29.6 a | 29.8 a | 6.7 a | 6.4 a | 6.6 a | 29.0 a | 29.8 b | 28.5 b | 4.3 b | 4.6 b | 4.7 b | 86 a | 85 a | 84 a |
| SUMIAN 15 | |||||||||||||||
| FB10–11 | 29.5 a | 28.4 a | 29.4 a | 6.8 a | 6.1 a | 6.3 a | 29.7 a | 27.9 a | 28.6 a | 4.4 a | 5.4 a | 4.5 a | 86 a | 82 a | 84 a |
| FB2–3 | 29.6 a | 29.1 a | 29.4 a | 6.9 a | 6.3 a | 6.3 a | 28.1 b | 26.4 b | 26.5 b | 3.9 b | 4.4 b | 4.3 b | 86 a | 84 a | 83 a |
Values followed by a different letter within the same column are significantly different at P = 0.05 probability level.