Cotton Genomics and Genetics
            
            
              2013, Vol.4, No.6, 73-92 http://cgg.sophiapublisher.com
            
            
              Table 6 Performance of hybrids and heterosis over commercial check (RAHH 95) and best
            
            
              
                Bt
              
            
            
              hybrid check (BUNNY
            
            
              
                Bt
              
            
            
              ) with respect to number of sympodia
            
            
              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 o
            
            
              hybrid
            
            
              check
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 14
            
            
              19.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -24.90*
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -19.25
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 14 25.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 18
            
            
              16.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -36.58**
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -31.80**
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 18 27.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 7
            
            
              21.40
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -16.73
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -10.46
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 7
            
            
              26.80
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x SC 68
            
            
              24.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -3.11
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              4.18
            
            
              RAH146 x SC 68 27.40
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 32
            
            
              21.50
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -16.34
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -10.04
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 32 23.70
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 24
            
            
              18.10
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -29.57**
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -24.27*
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 24 24.40
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 58
            
            
              22.10
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -14.01
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -7.53
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 58 28.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 318 x RGR 37
            
            
              17.50
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -31.91**
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -26.78*
            
            
              RAH146 x RGR 37 26.70
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 14
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -7.00
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              0
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 14
            
            
              26.10
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 18
            
            
              25.15
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -2.14
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              5.23
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 18
            
            
              26.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 7
            
            
              24.80
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -3.50
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              3.77
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 7
            
            
              25.40
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x SC 68
            
            
              28.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              10.12
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              18.41
            
            
              RAH 97 x SC 68
            
            
              26.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 32
            
            
              25.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              0.78
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              8.37
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 32 25.60
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 24
            
            
              25.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -2.72
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              4.6
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 24 24.10
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 58
            
            
              26.50
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              3.11
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              10.88
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 58 21.50
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH 243 x RGR 37
            
            
              25.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -1.95
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              5.44
            
            
              RAH 97 x RGR 37 23.50
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 14
            
            
              28.40
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              10.51
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              18.83
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 14 26.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 18
            
            
              24.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -5.84
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              1.26
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 18 28.85
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 7
            
            
              27.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              5.84
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              13.81
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 7
            
            
              23.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x SC 68
            
            
              27.60
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              7.39
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              15.48
            
            
              RAH 124 x SC 68 24.80
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 32
            
            
              25.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              0.78
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              8.37
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 32 25.90
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 24
            
            
              27.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              5.84
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              13.81
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 24 22.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 58
            
            
              27.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              5.06
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              12.97
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 58 23.30
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              RAH128 x RGR 37
            
            
              19.00
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              -26.07*
            
            
              23.90
            
            
              -20.5
            
            
              RAH 124 x RGR 37 25.20
            
            
              25.70
            
            
              Note: S.Em. ± 3.16; *Significant at P = 0.05; **Significant at P = 0.01