Table 2. HVI fiber property results from the LEPA irrigated replicated cotton variety demonstration, Helms Farm, Halfway, TX, 2002. | ||||||||||
Variety | Micronaire units |
Staple 32nds inches |
Uniformity % |
Strength g/tex |
Elongation % |
Leaf grade |
Rd reflectance |
+b yellowness |
Color grade | |
Color 1 | Color 2 | |||||||||
PM 2326 RR | 4.5 | 34.8 | 83.9 | 29.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 69.4 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
FM 989RR | 4.0 | 35.2 | 82.0 | 30.4 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 72.1 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
PM 2266RR | 4.4 | 34.8 | 83.5 | 29.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 69.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
All Tex Atlas RR | 4.2 | 33.5 | 82.1 | 28.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 70.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
PM 2344BG/RR | 4.3 | 35.4 | 84.5 | 28.5 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 69.4 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
PM 2280BG/RR | 3.8 | 35.8 | 82.6 | 29.8 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 70.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
ST 2454R | 4.3 | 33.6 | 82.9 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 70.4 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Test average | 4.2 | 34.7 | 83.1 | 29.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 70.2 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
CV, % | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 25.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.3 | — |
OSL | 0.0216 | 0.0012 | 0.0017 | 0.0003 | <0.0001 | 0.0249 | 0.0175 | 0.0019 | 0.0264 | — |
LSD 0.05 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | — |
CV – coefficient of variation. OSL – observed significance level, or probability of a greater F value. LSD – least significant difference. |