العلاقة بين العوامل المؤثرة على تفتح اللوزة وكمية المحصول وجودته فى القطن المصرى

Abstract: The present work was designed to study the relations between some factors affecting boll opening and cotton yield and quality of Egyptian cotton. Eight Egyptian cotton cultivars were chosen representing the two categories of Egyptian cotton (1- Extra long staple cultivars i.e. Giza- 45, Giza- 70 and Giza- 88, and 2- long staple cultivars i.e. Giza- 85, Giza- 86, Giza- 89, Giza- 80 and Giza- 83). These cultivars were planted in two seasons 2001 and 2002 at different five locations i.e. Kafr El- Sheikh, El – Beheira, Giza, El- Faiyum and El –Minia. Yield and yield components as well as fiber quality and some of earliness traits were investigated. Phenotypic and genotypic correlation coefficients were computed for these traits. Stepwise analysis was done to identify the contribution of some affecting factors on boll opening and cotton yield and quality traits.
Significant differences were found between the studied varieties in the studied traits. Seasons of growing significant affected for all traits except fiber fineness and strength, while locations and locations x seasons interaction showed significant effects on all traits. Genotypes x Seasons interaction affected significant on all traits except boll weight and fiber strength. The cultivars x seasons x locations interactions affected significant on all traits except boll weight.
High values of the heritability were obtained more than 50% except for seed cotton yield and No. of bolls/plant which were 45.3% and 49.1%, respectively. Consequently, the values of the expected gain from selection were very high and more than 30% except for days to first flower and days to first boll opening which gave 21.1% and 13% respectively.
Positive and significant phenotypic correlation were obtained between boll age and each of uniformity ratio, seed index, 50% span length, days to first flower and days to first boll opening for most cotton varieties under study. Also, the correlation between days to first flower and each of boll weight and days to first boll opening was positive and significant for most cotton varieties, while it was negative and significant for lint percentage for Giza 89 and Giza 83 cultivars, respectively. The correlation between days to first boll opening and each of boll weight uniformity ratio, days to first flower and boll age were positive and significant, while it was negative and significant with lint percentage for Giza 83 and Giza 89 cultivars. Genotypic correlation between days to first flower and both No. of bolls /plant and seed index was negative. Moreover, days to first boll opening was negatively correlated with No. of bolls /plant and seed index.
The results of stepwise analysis of the factors affecting on boll opening, yield and quality of cotton showed that the boll characteristics i.e. boll diameter, bract area and bract width had a direct effect on boll age, days to first boll opening and uniformity ratio, respectively, while valve base width, bract length and flower neck length had inverse effect on boll weight, boll age and lint percentage, respectively.
The environmental factors were studied; total bright sunshine hours in the seventh week after flowering, mean of maximum temperature in the fifth week after flowering and mean of minimum relative humidity in the sixth week after flowering had inverse effect on boll weight, boll age and days to first boll opening, respectively, while mean of minimum temperature, total bright sunshine hours and mean of maximum temperature in the third week after flowering had a direct effect on 50% span length, boll weight and lint percentage.
Publication year 2005
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Country Egypt
Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Master Thesis