Genetic parameters and path analysis of traits of upland cotton for the brazilian semi-arid region
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Published:2019-11-19
Issue:6
Volume:35
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ISSN:1981-3163
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Container-title:Bioscience Journal
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language:
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Short-container-title:Biosci. J.
Author:
Queiroz Damião Ranieri,Farias Francisco José Correa,Cavalcanti José Jaime Vasconcelos,Carvalho Luiz Paulo de,Neder Diogo Gonçalves,MELOde Melo Gérsia Gonçalves,Costa Djayran Sobral,Farias Filipe Cavalcanti,Teodoro Paulo Eduardo
Abstract
Upland cotton fiber is one of the most used natural fibers in the production of textile materials worldwide. For this reason, the selection of genotypes that meet the industry’s requirements is one of the main goals of cotton breeding programs. This study aimed to estimate the phenotypic and genotypic correlations among fiber traits and identify the direct and indirect effects of these traits on seed cotton yield of upland cotton genotypes in the semi-arid Brazilian Northeast. This study assessed 21 upland cotton genotypes from a complete diallel cross without reciprocals. The design was randomized blocks, with three replications and 21 treatments. The experiment was conducted in the municipality of Patos - PB, in 2015. The statistical analysis consisted of analysis of variance by the F test, phenotypic and genotypic correlation analysis, and path analysis. The studied materials revealed genetic variability for all traits. Path analysis has shown that the traits fiber elongation, fiber strength, and fiber fineness have a direct positive effect on seed cotton yield.
Publisher
EDUFU - Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences