Supplementary Table 1. Field performance of selections from existing glandless cotton germplasm, Las Cruces, NM, 2010.
Cultivar / LY / Lint / Boll Wt. / UHM / UI / STR / ELO / MIC / SFCkg ha-1 / % / g boll-1 / mm / % / g tex-1 / % / unit / %
FM 1740B2F / 1947 / 48.45 / 5.31 / 1.04 / 81.67 / 27.00 / 5.90 / 5.04 / 8.17
FM 9160B2F / 1719 / 45.88 / 5.26 / 1.09 / 81.50 / 28.17 / 4.87 / 4.76 / 8.47
FM 9170B2F / 1926 / 45.92 / 5.58 / 1.11 / 81.07 / 28.53 / 5.63 / 4.50 / 9.50
ST 5288B2F / 1916 / 47.26 / 5.12 / 1.03 / 80.07 / 25.90 / 5.97 / 5.39 / 8.70
ST 4288B2F / 1844 / 46.82 / 5.26 / 1.05 / 81.17 / 25.23 / 6.47 / 5.32 / 9.23
BCSX 1010B2F / 1925 / 45.16 / 5.34 / 1.07 / 81.33 / 27.60 / 5.07 / 5.23 / 8.83
BCSX 1030B2F / 1586 / 46.75 / 4.87 / 1.03 / 80.90 / 24.70 / 5.93 / 5.17 / 9.33
BCSX 1040B2F / 1575 / 41.71 / 5.85 / 1.12 / 82.47 / 30.33 / 5.53 / 5.38 / 8.17
FM 1773LLB2 / 1551 / 41.74 / 5.87 / 1.10 / 79.17 / 29.13 / 4.87 / 5.44 / 9.13
FM 1845LLB2 / 1877 / 44.72 / 5.81 / 1.12 / 82.00 / 29.50 / 5.37 / 5.20 / 8.87
ST 5458B2RF / 1916 / 46.10 / 5.56 / 1.06 / 80.43 / 27.70 / 5.90 / 5.54 / 8.90
PHY 367 WRF / 1809 / 47.82 / 4.68 / 1.04 / 80.70 / 25.77 / 6.00 / 5.04 / 8.43
PHY 375 WRF / 1610 / 48.04 / 5.06 / 1.01 / 80.60 / 25.80 / 5.70 / 5.09 / 9.37
PHY 499 WRF / 1711 / 45.35 / 5.26 / 1.06 / 82.57 / 28.83 / 7.33 / 5.25 / 8.37
PHY 519 WRF / 1805 / 44.34 / 5.03 / 1.05 / 80.30 / 28.47 / 6.20 / 5.16 / 9.13
PHY 565 WRF / 1717 / 45.98 / 4.53 / 1.08 / 82.13 / 29.00 / 7.53 / 5.09 / 8.33
PHY 569 WRF / 1484 / 45.97 / 4.85 / 1.04 / 81.43 / 27.00 / 7.83 / 5.30 / 9.13
DP 0949 B2RF / 1619 / 49.84 / 5.66 / 1.04 / 80.67 / 28.73 / 6.13 / 5.52 / 8.70
DP 1044 B2RF / 1947 / 46.07 / 5.03 / 1.08 / 82.47 / 27.70 / 7.37 / 5.12 / 8.60
DP 1048 B2RF / 1668 / 48.53 / 5.12 / 1.05 / 80.80 / 25.33 / 6.63 / 5.10 / 8.73
DP 1050 B2RF / 1725 / 49.70 / 4.89 / 1.05 / 80.97 / 26.10 / 6.60 / 5.03 / 9.20
DP0912 B2RF / 1793 / 48.19 / 5.46 / 1.02 / 80.93 / 26.63 / 5.80 / 5.55 / 9.07
DP 1032 B2RF / 1582 / 52.10 / 4.94 / 1.06 / 81.93 / 27.00 / 5.77 / 5.26 / 8.87
DP 1028 B2RF / 1757 / 49.55 / 5.13 / 1.03 / 81.23 / 25.60 / 6.47 / 5.29 / 9.83
Acala GLS / 1210 / 43.24 / 6.05 / 1.12 / 83.80 / 34.40 / 5.27 / 4.50 / 7.80
NM 08N1084 / 1657 / 45.53 / 4.59 / 1.07 / 81.30 / 30.53 / 5.93 / 4.80 / 8.43
NM 08N1562 / 1558 / 44.33 / 5.14 / 1.12 / 81.70 / 30.03 / 6.43 / 4.95 / 8.40
NM 08N1564 / 1661 / 44.65 / 5.02 / 1.11 / 83.03 / 30.07 / 6.30 / 5.01 / 8.30
NM 07N1185 / 1673 / 45.71 / 5.45 / 1.13 / 82.33 / 29.13 / 5.23 / 5.07 / 8.40
NM 07N1189 / 1564 / 42.55 / 5.29 / 1.09 / 82.47 / 31.83 / 5.83 / 5.15 / 8.30
NM 07N1295 / 1718 / 44.23 / 5.51 / 1.10 / 81.47 / 27.90 / 4.87 / 4.92 / 9.63
Acala 1517-08 (CK) / 1507 / 41.34 / 5.52 / 1.13 / 82.00 / 32.53 / 5.83 / 4.90 / 7.83
LSD0.05 / 407 / 3.49 / 0.65 / 0.04 / 1.66 / 1.86 / 0.65 / 0.23 / 1.10
LY, lint yield; UHM, upper half length; UI, uniformity index; STR, fiber strength; MIC, micronaire; SFC, short fiber content; CK. Control.
Supplementary Table 2. Field performance of glandless cotton in comparison with glanded cultivars, Las Cruces, NM, 2013.
kg ha-1 / kg ha-1 / % / g boll-1 / mm / % / g tex-1 / % / unit / %
S / Acala GLS / 2602 / 1043 / 40.07 / 6.56 / 31.67 / 85.07 / 36.60 / 4.17 / 4.43 / 6.80
Acala 1517-08 / 3894 / 1441 / 37.22 / 5.94 / 30.40 / 84.77 / 35.40 / 5.40 / 4.63 / 6.87
LSD0.05 / 540 / 224 / 2.88 / 0.59 / 0.96 / 1.26 / 1.66 / 0.46 / 0.28 / 0.55
T / Acala GL / 2100 / 846 / 40.37 / 6.34 / 31.16 / 85.23 / 37.83 / 4.30 / 4.28 / 6.73
Acala 1517-08 / 3642 / 1483 / 40.77 / 5.51 / 30.73 / 84.87 / 35.73 / 5.13 / 4.64 / 7.10
LSD0.05 / 677 / 270 / 1.76 / 0.60 / 1.16 / 1.42 / 1.81 / 0.44 / 0.29 / 0.55
U / Acala GLS / 2593 / 998 / 38.49 / 6.84 / 31.24 / 86.17 / 37.97 / 4.03 / 4.26 / 6.57
Acala 1517-08 / 4065 / 1589 / 39.09 / 6.19 / 30.90 / 84.60 / 35.90 / 5.33 / 4.59 / 7.07
LSD0.05 / 529 / 205 / 2.26 / 0.66 / 1.14 / 1.42 / 2.32 / 0.44 / 0.26 / 0.61
V / Acala GLS / 2261 / 914 / 40.38 / 6.33 / 31.67 / 85.87 / 36.83 / 4.33 / 4.25 / 6.67
Acala 1517-08 / 3018 / 1240 / 41.13 / 5.54 / 31.16 / 83.90 / 34.23 / 5.13 / 4.64 / 7.43
LSD0.05 / 761 / 283 / 1.33 / 0.43 / 1.17 / 1.30 / 1.87 / 0.49 / 0.27 / 0.55
W / Acala GLS / 2499 / 969 / 38.81 / 6.64 / 31.41 / 86.00 / 36.13 / 4.47 / 4.27 / 6.50
Acala 1517-08 / 4213 / 1630 / 38.71 / 6.08 / 31.83 / 84.10 / 34.77 / 5.37 / 4.61 / 6.97
Acala 1517-99 / 3139 / 1177 / 37.68 / 6.24 / 30.73 / 83.27 / 33.73 / 5.07 / 4.56 / 7.63
JACO / 2733 / 1001 / 36.58 / 6.66 / 29.29 / 84.43 / 31.23 / 4.13 / 4.82 / 7.13
LSD0.05 / 647 / 252 / 1.47 / 0.47 / 0.89 / 1.06 / 1.45 / 0.47 / 0.25 / 0.59
X / Acala GLS / 2061 / 901 / 43.52 / 5.82 / na / na / na / na / na / na
STV GL / 2298 / 965 / 42.00 / 4.82 / na / na / na / na / na / na
JACO / 2497 / 965 / 38.83 / 5.38 / na / na / na / na / na / na
Acala 1517-08 / 4054 / 1784 / 43.76 / 5.01 / na / na / na / na / na / na
PHY 375WRF / 4474 / 1885 / 42.07 / 5.43 / na / na / na / na / na / na
LSD0.05 / 667 / 403 / 7.60 / 0.91
Mean / Acala GLS / 2353 / 946 / 40.27 / 6.44 / 31.43 / 85.67 / 37.07 / 4.26 / 4.30 / 6.65
Acala 1517-08 / 3814 / 1528 / 40.11 / 5.71 / 31.00 / 84.45 / 35.21 / 5.27 / 4.62 / 7.09
SCY, seedcotton yield; LY, lint yield; UHM, upper half length; UI, uniformity index; STR, fiber strength; MIC, micronaire; SFC, short fiber content; na, not available.
Supplementary Table 3. Field performance of selections from existing glandless cotton germplasm, Las Cruces, NM, 2013.
kg ha-1 / kg ha-1 / g boll-1 / % / mm / % / g tex-1 / % / unit / %
S / 12G1027-2 / Acala G8160 / 3775 / 1449 / 6.35 / 38.31 / 29.46 / 84.17 / 33.47 / 4.30 / 4.97 / 7.10
12G1027-1 / Acala G8160 / 3213 / 1274 / 5.61 / 39.56 / 30.23 / 85.17 / 33.67 / 4.50 / 4.15 / 6.80
12G1012-1 / GL-5 / 2175 / 799 / 8.40 / 36.88 / 29.21 / 82.67 / 30.53 / 4.77 / 4.62 / 7.73
12G1017-1 / TX-8702 gl / 1669 / 620 / 6.56 / 37.17 / 26.92 / 83.13 / 31.80 / 4.63 / 5.17 / 6.57
12G1006-2 / TX-8703 gl / 3046 / 976 / 6.58 / 32.04 / 31.24 / 85.33 / 34.93 / 3.77 / 4.47 / 6.83
12G1006-1 / TX-8703 gl / 2793 / 973 / 7.15 / 34.85 / 29.97 / 83.83 / 33.57 / 4.03 / 4.49 / 7.33
12G1006-3 / TX-8703 gl / 2840 / 954 / 6.66 / 33.57 / 31.75 / 84.73 / 35.03 / 4.37 / 3.96 / 6.90
12G1010-1 / TX-8704 gl / 2702 / 1020 / 6.07 / 37.75 / 29.21 / 85.13 / 33.47 / 5.03 / 5.28 / 6.97
12G1010-2 / TX-8704 gl / 2637 / 973 / 6.11 / 36.89 / 29.72 / 85.30 / 34.17 / 4.93 / 5.10 / 6.93
12G1007-3 / TX-8705 gl / 3244 / 1207 / 6.57 / 37.20 / 29.72 / 82.93 / 32.90 / 4.63 / 3.98 / 7.70
12G1007-1 / TX-8705 gl / 2685 / 932 / 6.56 / 34.91 / 28.96 / 82.60 / 31.45 / 5.30 / 4.31 / 7.95
12G1007-2 / TX-8705 gl / 2568 / 916 / 7.11 / 35.78 / 28.70 / 82.73 / 30.40 / 4.67 / 3.90 / 7.83
12G1032-1 / SA2454 / 2086 / 863 / 6.57 / 41.39 / 26.67 / 81.43 / 26.80 / 5.93 / 4.69 / 8.47
12G1021-1 / SA2455 / 3743 / 1394 / 5.67 / 37.18 / 31.24 / 86.40 / 36.27 / 4.53 / 4.44 / 6.50
CK1 / Acala GLS / 2940 / 1179 / 6.56 / 40.07 / 31.75 / 85.07 / 36.60 / 4.17 / 4.43 / 6.80
CK2 / Acala 1517-08 / 4400 / 1628 / 5.94 / 37.22 / 30.48 / 84.77 / 35.40 / 5.40 / 4.63 / 6.87
LSD0.05 / 610 / 253 / 0.59 / 2.88 / 1.02 / 1.26 / 1.66 / 0.46 / 0.28 / 0.55
T / 12G2013-1 / Acala G8160 / 3518 / 1381 / 6.15 / 39.42 / 30.23 / 85.03 / 33.53 / 4.67 / 4.61 / 6.77
12G2013-2 / Acala G8160 / 3246 / 1236 / 6.29 / 38.04 / 29.21 / 84.60 / 32.13 / 3.90 / 4.83 / 6.87
12G2001-4 / TX-8703 gl / 2875 / 1125 / 6.00 / 39.11 / 32.51 / 85.60 / 35.90 / 4.90 / 4.13 / 6.63
12G2001-5 / TX-8703 gl / 2304 / 810 / 6.44 / 35.17 / 30.73 / 84.17 / 32.70 / 4.13 / 3.95 / 7.20
12G2012-1 / TX-8704 gl / 3389 / 1236 / 6.33 / 36.49 / 29.46 / 84.80 / 33.03 / 5.17 / 5.14 / 7.03
12G2017-1 / TX-8705 gl / 2801 / 1058 / 5.55 / 37.80 / 29.97 / 84.73 / 32.87 / 4.47 / 4.25 / 7.07
12G2017-2 / TX-8705 gl / 2335 / 885 / 5.73 / 37.76 / 29.46 / 82.97 / 33.37 / 4.90 / 4.15 / 7.53
12G2008-4 / TX-8706 gl / 2861 / 946 / 5.96 / 32.92 / 29.72 / 85.30 / 34.07 / 4.80 / 4.21 / 6.90
12G2008-1 / TX-8706 gl / 2448 / 812 / 6.57 / 33.25 / 29.97 / 83.60 / 33.57 / 4.17 / 3.89 / 7.43
12G2008-2 / TX-8706 gl / 1897 / 737 / 6.03 / 38.84 / 30.48 / 84.07 / 30.27 / 6.23 / 4.73 / 7.20
12G2008-3 / TX-8706 gl / 1692 / 642 / 5.35 / 37.84 / 29.97 / 83.83 / 29.93 / 6.10 / 4.75 / 7.50
12G1032-2 / SA2454 / 2674 / 1067 / 6.27 / 39.95 / 29.46 / 83.90 / 30.30 / 5.43 / 4.41 / 7.43
12G2014-1 / SA2454 / 1870 / 767 / 6.58 / 40.88 / 27.43 / 82.07 / 26.97 / 6.17 / 4.55 / 8.47
12G1032-3 / SA2454 / 1872 / 741 / 6.10 / 39.58 / 27.69 / 81.93 / 28.17 / 5.57 / 4.12 / 8.57
12G2014-3 / SA2454 / 1738 / 688 / 5.86 / 39.74 / 30.48 / 83.93 / 30.90 / 5.43 / 3.99 / 7.23
12G2005-1 / Acala GLS / 3129 / 1285 / 6.40 / 41.00 / 30.99 / 85.50 / 35.57 / 4.40 / 4.37 / 6.63
CK1 / Acala GLS / 2373 / 956 / 6.34 / 40.37 / 31.24 / 85.23 / 37.83 / 4.30 / 4.28 / 6.73
CK2 / Acala 1517-08 / 4115 / 1676 / 5.51 / 40.77 / 30.73 / 84.87 / 35.73 / 5.13 / 4.64 / 7.10
LSD0.05 / 765 / 305 / 0.60 / 1.76 / 1.27 / 1.42 / 1.81 / 0.45 / 0.29 / 0.55
12G2026-1 / GL-5 / 1862 / 704 / 7.69 / 37.70 / 28.96 / 83.50 / 31.17 / 4.50 / 4.89 / 7.47
12G3003-2 / GL-5 / 1555 / 581 / 8.70 / 37.23 / 28.19 / 81.67 / 29.97 / 4.40 / 4.71 / 8.77
12G3003-1 / GL-5 / 1463 / 555 / 8.43 / 37.86 / 27.43 / 82.13 / 28.17 / 4.93 / 5.01 / 8.57
12G2026-2 / GL-5 / 1315 / 495 / 8.19 / 37.65 / 29.21 / 82.97 / 31.20 / 4.70 / 4.76 / 7.90
U / 12G2014-2 / SA2454 / 2027 / 782 / 6.67 / 38.56 / 29.97 / 83.03 / 31.70 / 5.07 / 4.20 / 7.73
CK1 / Acala GLS / 2930 / 1128 / 6.84 / 38.49 / 31.24 / 86.17 / 37.97 / 4.03 / 4.26 / 6.57
CK2 / Acala 1517-08 / 4593 / 1796 / 6.19 / 39.09 / 30.99 / 84.60 / 35.90 / 5.33 / 4.59 / 7.07
LSD0.05 / 598 / 232 / 0.66 / 2.26 / 1.27 / 1.42 / 2.32 / 0.44 / 0.26 / 0.61
V / 12G3009-1 / Empire gl / 1871 / 709 / 6.09 / 37.81 / 29.97 / 85.33 / 33.43 / 5.17 / 4.97 / 6.70
12G3008-2 / TX-8703 gl / 2718 / 936 / 7.36 / 34.37 / 31.50 / 84.57 / 35.33 / 4.20 / 4.32 / 7.17
12G3008-3 / TX-8706 gl / 1894 / 727 / 6.81 / 38.38 / 28.70 / 83.60 / 29.33 / 4.90 / 4.46 / 7.57
12G3012-1 / SA2454 / 1720 / 727 / 6.54 / 42.02 / 27.43 / 83.00 / 27.80 / 6.53 / 4.53 / 7.63
12G1033-1 / SA2475 / 872 / 356 / 6.52 / 40.89 / 26.42 / 81.07 / 27.23 / 5.40 / 4.90 / 8.03
CK1 / Acala GLS / 2555 / 1033 / 6.33 / 40.38 / 31.75 / 85.87 / 36.83 / 4.33 / 4.25 / 6.67
CK2 / Acala 1517-08 / 3410 / 1401 / 5.54 / 41.13 / 31.24 / 83.90 / 34.23 / 5.13 / 4.64 / 7.43
LSD0.05 / 860 / 320 / 0.43 / 1.33 / 1.27 / 1.30 / 1.87 / 0.49 / 0.27 / 0.55
W / 12Y1042-1 / Acala GLS / 4080 / 1576 / 6.60 / 38.63 / 31.24 / 84.90 / 35.77 / 5.17 / 4.58 / 6.80
12Y1045-1 / Acala GLS / 3910 / 1507 / 6.04 / 38.52 / 31.24 / 85.07 / 35.10 / 4.83 / 4.61 / 7.03
12Y1050-1 / Acala GLS / 3712 / 1344 / 6.74 / 36.19 / 32.00 / 85.77 / 36.40 / 4.03 / 4.58 / 6.63
12Y1048-2 / Acala GLS / 3173 / 1217 / 6.16 / 38.36 / 30.99 / 84.67 / 33.37 / 4.73 / 4.61 / 7.10
12Y1048-1 / Acala GLS / 3154 / 1156 / 5.78 / 36.66 / 30.23 / 85.17 / 35.70 / 4.80 / 4.52 / 6.70
12Y1040-1 / Acala GLS / 2767 / 1068 / 6.68 / 38.57 / 30.99 / 86.20 / 35.37 / 4.43 / 4.36 / 6.60
CK1 / Acala GLS / 2824 / 1095 / 6.64 / 38.81 / 31.50 / 86.00 / 36.13 / 4.47 / 4.27 / 6.50
CK2 / Acala 1517-08 / 4761 / 1842 / 6.08 / 38.71 / 31.75 / 84.10 / 34.77 / 5.37 / 4.61 / 6.97
LSD0.05 / 731 / 285 / 0.47 / 1.47 / 1.02 / 1.06 / 1.45 / 0.47 / 0.25 / 0.59
SCY, seedcotton yield; LY, lint yield; UHM, upper half length; UI, uniformity index; STR, fiber strength; MIC, micronaire; SFC, short fiber content; CK, control; GL-5, LAMBRIGHT GL-5.