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Experimental methods with cotton V. A study of ginning percentage and its determination in variety trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. L. Fielding
Affiliation:
Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, Cotton Experiment Station, Barberton, South Africa

Summary

1. The results of a study of sampling for ginning percentage in cotton variety trials are given. The investigation was undertaken to determine the most satisfactory method of obtaining the necessary ginning percentage factors for conversion of yield of seed-cotton to yield of lint.

2. The material consisted of a widerange of strains derived from the jassid-resistant Upland, U4, planted out in trials of randomized block design, in different seasons.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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