Table 1. The agronomic performance of Hcm1-transformed and non-transgenic parent W0 plants at a farm known not to harbor cotton fungal pathogens in Jiangsu province.

Lines	Height(cm)	No. fruit branch per plant	Boll number per plant	boll weight (g)	Lint percent (%)	Seed cotton yield(kg)
H159	101.9 ± 3.9	17.6 ± 0.5	19.5 ± 1.6	3.28 ± 0.38	37.1 ± 1.5	165.33 ± 20.9
H177	108.2 ± 7.6	18.7 ± 2.2	20.3 ± 1.4	3.35 ± 0.19	37.5 ± 2.2	170.01 ± 14.9
H213	112.3 ± 9.6	17.8 ± 1.2	22.6 ± 1.9	3.59 ± 0.39	39.3 ± 2.4	202.54 ± 39.2
W0	115.9 ± 8.5	17.7 ± 2.9	20.7 ± 2.6	3.57 ± 0.13	38.1 ± 1.1	185.71 ± 14.2

The cotton plants during growth development did not show any disease. Data represent the mean ± SE (n ≥15); similar results were obtained from four independent experiments.