Cotton Genomics and Genetics
            
            
              2013, Vol.4, No.6, 73-92 http://cgg.sophiapublisher.com
            
            
              Table 5 Performance of hybrids and heterosis over commercial check (RAHH 95) and best
            
            
              
                Bt
              
            
            
              hybrid check (RCH2
            
            
              
                Bt
              
            
            
              ) with respect to number of monopodia
            
            
              Hybrids
            
            
              Mean of F
            
            
              1
            
            
              Mean of
            
            
              Bt hybrid
            
            
              check
            
            
              Heterosis
            
            
              (%) over Bt
            
            
              hybrid check
            
            
              Mean of
            
            
              commercial
            
            
              Check
            
            
              Heterosis (%)
            
            
              over commercial
            
            
              check
            
            
              Hybrids
            
            
              Mean of F
            
            
              1
            
            
              Mean of
            
            
              
                Bt
              
            
            
              hybrid
            
            
              check
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 14
            
            
              2.20
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              4.76
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              57.14**
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 14 1.50
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 18
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              0.00
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              50.00*
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 18 1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 7
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 7
            
            
              2.00
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 68
            
            
              1.80
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -14.29
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              28.57
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 68 2.00
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 32
            
            
              2.09
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -0.71
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              48.93*
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 32 1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 24
            
            
              1.70
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -19.05
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              21.43
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 24 2.10
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 58
            
            
              2.40
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              14.29
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              71.43**
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 58 2.20
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 37
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 37 2.50
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 14
            
            
              2.25
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              7.14
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              60.71**
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 14
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 18
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 18
            
            
              1.70
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 7
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 7
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 68
            
            
              2.30
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              64.29**
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 68
            
            
              1.70
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 32
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 32 2.40
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 24
            
            
              2.30
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              64.29**
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 24 1.50
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 58
            
            
              1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -23.81
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              14.29
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 58 1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 37
            
            
              1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -23.81
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              14.29
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 37 2.00
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 14
            
            
              1.70
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -19.05
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              21.43
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 14 1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 18
            
            
              1.90
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -9.52
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              35.71
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 18 1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 7
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -33.33*
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              0.00
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 7
            
            
              1.20
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 68
            
            
              1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -23.81
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              14.29
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 68 1.80
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 32
            
            
              2.00
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -4.76
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              42.86*
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 32 2.25
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 24
            
            
              1.80
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -14.29
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              28.57
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 24 1.70
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 58
            
            
              2.00
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              -4.76
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              42.86*
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 58 1.60
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 37
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              0.00
            
            
              1.40
            
            
              50.00*
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 37 1.95
            
            
              2.10
            
            
              Note: S.Em. ± 0.32; *Significant at P = 0.05; **Significant at P = 0.01