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Table 2 Statistical analysis of the rates of different trichome densities in sub-groups of G. hirsutum

From: Differentiation in the genetic basis of stem trichome development between cultivated tetraploid cotton species

G. hirsutum genotypes

Population size

Fuzzless rate

(%)

Trichome densitya

0

1

2

3

4

Fuzzless mutants

37

100

1.0

20.0

12.0

3.0

1.0

(2.7)

(54.1)

(32.4)

(8.1)

(2.7)

Wild accessions (Late-maturing)

81

28.4

27.0

10.0

24.0

15.0

5.0

(33.3)

(12.3)

(29.6)

(18.5)

(6.2)

Wild accessions (Normal-maturing)

99

26.3

4.0

15.0

29.0

38.0

13.0

(4.0)

(15.2)

(29.3)

(38.4)

(13.1)

Modern varieties

295

1.4

0.0

11.0

55.0

135.0

94.0

(0.0)

(3.7)

(18.6)

(45.8)

(31.9)

  1. aNumbers in parentheses represent the percentages of plants within the different sub-groups of trichome density