Table 1.
Mean squares of various fiber quality and yield traits revealed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
| Source of Variation | Replication (R) | ILs | Environment (E) | ILs × E | Error |
| D.F. = 1 | D.F. = 106 | D.F. = 2 | D.F. = 214 | D.F. = 321 | |
| MIC | 0.147 | 0.266 ** | 2.361 ** | 0.242 ** | 0.083 |
| FL | 0.054 | 3.948 ** | 451.793 ** | 3.003 ** | 1.141 |
| FU | 0.379 | 1.530 ** | 101.344 ** | 1.534 ** | 1.066 |
| FS | 14.395 | 12.410 ** | 650.072 ** | 10.213 ** | 5.096 |
| FE | 0.284 | 0.953 ** | 14.661 ** | 0.767 ** | 0.341 |
| BW | 0.812 | 0.410 ** | 47.524 ** | 0.321 ** | 0.174 |
| LW | 0.021 | 0.112 ** | 19.035 ** | 0.075 ** | 0.010 |
| LP | 54.740 | 15.260 ** | 1216.613 ** | 13.021 ** | 9.182 |
| Source of Variation | Replication (R) | ILs | Environment (E) | ILs × E | Error |
| D.F. = 1 | D.F. = 106 | D.F. = 1 | D.F. = 106 | D.F. = 213 | |
| HSW | 6.481 | 1.382 ** | 5243.981 ** | 1.679 ** | 0.921 |
| PH | 108.001 | 229.215 ** | 317,162.146 ** | 167.541 ** | 109.551 |
| BN | 444.164 | 123.641 ** | 17,213.992 ** | 121.418 ** | 92.814 |
| Source of Variation | Replication (R) | ILs | Error | ||
| D.F. = 1 | D.F. = 106 | D.F. = 105 | |||
| FBN | 86.580 | 76.332 ** | 29.093 | ||
| SI | 1.616 | 1.169 ** | 0.482 | ||
**: Significant at p < 0.01, MIC: micronaire value, FL: fiber length, FU: fiber uniformity, FS: fiber strength, FE: fiber elongation, BW: boll weight, LW: lint weight, LP: lint percentage, HSW: hundred seed weight, PH: plant height, BN: boll number, FBN: fruiting branches number, SI: seed index. D.F.: degrees of freedom.