INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EXTRA LONG EXTRA FINE EGYPTIAN COTTON PROMISING CROSS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 21, Volume 87, Issue 4, December 2009, Page 1135-1156 PDF (306.57 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2009.198837 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| TALAT A. EL-FEKI; MOHAMED A. ABD EL-BAKI; ADEL A. EL-AKHEDAR; MOHAMED N. A. NAZMEY; MOHAMED A. ABOU EL-YAZIED; AZIZA M. SULTAN | ||||
| Cotton Research Institute, Agricultural Research center, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The new promising cross Giza 77x pima s6 is an extra long extra fine Egyptian cotton promising cross while was produced through artificial hybridization between the parents Giza.77 and Pima S6. The new promising cross is characterized with its extra fine, extra long and very strong fiber about 46-5 gram / tex, 36.5- 38 mm upper half mean, 3.3 micronaire reading 105 – 120 millitex for hair weight and over 3000 yarn strength. Also the lint percentage is about 33-35%. This promising cross is characterized with high yield. This promising cross is characterized by its resistance against Fusarium oxysporum and f. vasinfectum. This promising cross could be the best alternative to Giza 45 and Giza 87. | ||||
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