Comparative fiber property and transcriptome analyses reveal key genes potentially related to high fiber strength in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) line MD52ne

Table 3 Comparisons of bundle and individual fiber properties between mature MD52ne and MD90ne fibers having identical MIC value

Measuring methods	Fiber Properties	MD52ne	MD90ne	MD52ne/MD90ne	t test
Measuring methods	Fiber Properties	MD52ne	MD90ne	MD52ne/MD90ne	p value
HVI	MIC	4.931 ± 0.02	4.931 ± 0.06	1.00	1.0000
	BFS (g/tex)	39.27 ± 1.41	31.66 ± 1.19	1.24	< 0.0001***
	UHML (mm)	31.01 ± 0.79	29.59 ± 0.48	1.05	0.0089**
AFIS	Maturity ratio (MR)	0.99 ± 0.02	0.97 ± 0.01	1.02	0.1963
AFIS	Fineness (mtex)	171.67 ± 6.11	173.67 ± 3.06	0.99	0.6389
Favimat^a	Breaking force (cN)	5.67 ± 2.34	4.63 ± 2.18	1.22	< 0.0001***

^aAverage breaking force (cN) was calculated from 303 individual fibers by Favimat. Each value is the mean ± SD. Statistical significance was shown at the probability levels under 0.05*, 0.01**, and 0.001***. HVI, High Volume Instrument; AFIS, Advanced Fiber Information System; MIC, micronaire; BFS, bundle fiber strength

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