Cotton Genomics and Genetics 2015, Vol.6, No.4, 1-7
        
        
        
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          Table 1 Mean of the parents/crosses for the following traits
        
        
          Genotypes/Crosses
        
        
          PH (cm)
        
        
          MONO
        
        
          SYMP
        
        
          NOB
        
        
          F.L (mm)
        
        
          F.S (g/tax)
        
        
          F.F (microgram per inch)
        
        
          GOT (%)
        
        
          100SW (g)
        
        
          SCY (g)
        
        
          B557
        
        
          97.68
        
        
          4.40
        
        
          13.80
        
        
          29.13
        
        
          24.47
        
        
          22.57
        
        
          5.67
        
        
          46.03
        
        
          5.33
        
        
          73.71
        
        
          FH153
        
        
          100.03
        
        
          4.07
        
        
          11.47
        
        
          24.83
        
        
          27.70
        
        
          25.33
        
        
          5.50
        
        
          44.20
        
        
          5.63
        
        
          74.70
        
        
          CRS2007
        
        
          113.33
        
        
          3.07
        
        
          10.17
        
        
          26.90
        
        
          28.40
        
        
          25.40
        
        
          5.30
        
        
          42.93
        
        
          6.20
        
        
          75.63
        
        
          KZ191
        
        
          99.13
        
        
          4.00
        
        
          9.70
        
        
          25.73
        
        
          27.47
        
        
          23.43
        
        
          4.40
        
        
          44.30
        
        
          5.70
        
        
          73.83
        
        
          S12
        
        
          106.93
        
        
          4.40
        
        
          13.17
        
        
          27.40
        
        
          26.43
        
        
          24.27
        
        
          5.47
        
        
          46.57
        
        
          5.53
        
        
          76.93
        
        
          B557 ×FH153
        
        
          98.30
        
        
          3.70
        
        
          15.57
        
        
          25.43
        
        
          27.43
        
        
          27.37
        
        
          5.20
        
        
          46.50
        
        
          5.70
        
        
          75.17
        
        
          B557 ×CRS2007
        
        
          114.20
        
        
          3.23
        
        
          15.40
        
        
          28.60
        
        
          27.20
        
        
          25.50
        
        
          4.57
        
        
          43.80
        
        
          6.20
        
        
          77.80
        
        
          B557 ×KZ191
        
        
          111.40
        
        
          3.03
        
        
          13.47
        
        
          25.90
        
        
          26.43
        
        
          21.80
        
        
          5.27
        
        
          47.30
        
        
          5.70
        
        
          75.53
        
        
          B557 ×S12
        
        
          110.13
        
        
          3.43
        
        
          12.60
        
        
          28.27
        
        
          28.43
        
        
          22.40
        
        
          4.53
        
        
          45.23
        
        
          5.40
        
        
          77.60
        
        
          FH153 ×CRS2007
        
        
          95.60
        
        
          3.73
        
        
          10.50
        
        
          24.63
        
        
          26.30
        
        
          23.50
        
        
          4.77
        
        
          46.27
        
        
          5.90
        
        
          73.97
        
        
          FH153 ×KZ191
        
        
          94.65
        
        
          4.27
        
        
          10.90
        
        
          28.57
        
        
          26.50
        
        
          24.37
        
        
          5.33
        
        
          45.07
        
        
          5.53
        
        
          74.50
        
        
          FH153 ×S12
        
        
          97.43
        
        
          4.23
        
        
          11.50
        
        
          28.57
        
        
          27.63
        
        
          24.20
        
        
          6.03
        
        
          49.43
        
        
          5.10
        
        
          74.60
        
        
          CRS2007 ×KZ191
        
        
          87.93
        
        
          4.13
        
        
          10.07
        
        
          27.53
        
        
          22.57
        
        
          26.17
        
        
          5.37
        
        
          46.17
        
        
          5.83
        
        
          73.17
        
        
          CRS2007 ×  S12
        
        
          115.40
        
        
          3.40
        
        
          11.00
        
        
          26.60
        
        
          28.27
        
        
          24.40
        
        
          4.43
        
        
          41.63
        
        
          6.80
        
        
          76.60
        
        
          KZ191 ×  S12
        
        
          102.17
        
        
          3.20
        
        
          12.97
        
        
          29.50
        
        
          26.53
        
        
          28.53
        
        
          4.30
        
        
          41.47
        
        
          5.40
        
        
          78.03
        
        
          Note: PH: Pland height (cm); MONO: Number of monopodial branches; SYMP: Number of sympodial branches; NOB: Number of bolls; F.L: Fibre length (mm); F.S: Fibre strength; F.F: Fibre
        
        
          fineness; GOT: Ginning out turn; 100SW: Weight of 100 seeds; SCY: Seed cotton yield
        
        
          Table 2 Correlation coefficient of yield and fibre traits of upland cotton
        
        
          SCY
        
        
          MONO
        
        
          GOT
        
        
          100SW
        
        
          PH
        
        
          NOB
        
        
          SYMP
        
        
          F.F
        
        
          F.L
        
        
          F.S
        
        
          SCY
        
        
          1
        
        
          MONO
        
        
          -0.5960
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          GOT
        
        
          -0.4545
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.4860
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          100 SW
        
        
          0.1870
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.4871
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.5743
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          PH
        
        
          0.7295
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.6578
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.4621
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.5997
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          NOB
        
        
          0.2303
        
        
          *
        
        
          0.0791
        
        
          0.0414
        
        
          -0.3209
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.0717
        
        
          1
        
        
          SYMP
        
        
          0.4691
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.1887
        
        
          *
        
        
          0.1335
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.1579
        
        
          *
        
        
          0.2934
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.5742
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          F.F
        
        
          -0.5349
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.5706
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.6965
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.4468
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.4030
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.1194
        
        
          0.0098
        
        
          1
        
        
          F.L
        
        
          0.5634
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.4544
        
        
          **
        
        
          -0.4453
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.03721
        
        
          0.3784
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.0477
        
        
          0.1890
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.3627
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          F.S
        
        
          0.2136
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.1437
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.4090
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.1035
        
        
          -0.1343
        
        
          *
        
        
          0.4441
        
        
          **
        
        
          0.1516
        
        
          *
        
        
          -0.1516
        
        
          *
        
        
          0.3794
        
        
          **
        
        
          1
        
        
          Note:
        
        
          *
        
        
          : p<0.05,
        
        
          **
        
        
          : p<0.01; PH: Pland height (cm); MONO: Number of monopodial branches; SYMP: Number of sympodial branches; NOB: Number of bolls; F.L: Fibre length (mm); F.S:
        
        
          Fibre strength; F.F: Fibre fineness; GOT: Ginning out turn; 100SW: Weight of 100 seeds; SCY: Seed cotton yield