FIBER QUALITY AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF NEW MEXICO ACALA COTTON RELEASED SINCE 1930S: 2005 RESULTS

摘要

Acala 1517 cultivars released from the New Mexico State University cotton breeding program since the 1930s were evaluated in Las Cruces, NM in 2005 for fiber quality and agronomic traits. The study confirmed our previous report that yield improvementin Acala 1517 cultivars has been accompanied by an increase in lint percentage and mcironaire (coarser fiber), and reduction in boll and seed size. Fiber length, strength and elongation in Acala 1517 cultivars have been also enhanced over the 70-yr period. Further tests in more environments will be conducted.