Pima Cotton Breeding and Genetics

Abstract

In the 1985 Pima Regional Tests, no strain yielded significantly above Pima S-6 at individual test sites. An official release was made for okra-leaf shape, frego bract shape, glandless plant and seed, nectariless, and male-fertility restoration noncommercial germplasm lines of Pima cotton. These germplasm lines incorporating genetic traits with potential economic value may be especially useful in developing parental material for hybrid cotton.