During the years 2001 and 2002 an attempt was made at Texas Tech University to study the effects of varietal blending on fiber quality and lint yield. Four commercial varieties were used , Raider 271 and Raider 202 for their staple lengths and Delta and Pineland’s 2379 and Explorer for their high yielding properties. The varieties were combined in three different blends, 25:75, 50:50, and 100:0. The experiments were carried out at two different locations, Lubbock, TX and New Deal, TX. Each locationhad a dry land plot and a drip irrigated plot. Each plot was replicated four times. Some of the blends combined the good yield and good fiber lengths of the parent lines, but overall the blends have shown more noticeable increases in yield than in fiberlength.
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