Adaptability of Genetically Engineered Bt Cotton Varieties in Different Growing Regions of Ethiopia
Table 3
Mean performance of lint yield of tested Bt cotton and local improved genotypes at different cotton growing areas in Ethiopia.
Variety
Lint yield (t ha−1)
Locations
Asayita
Blen
Gewane
Humera
Kamashi
Omorate
Werer
Mean
Sudan
1.6a
0.9b
1.4b
0.3c
0.5b
1.1bc
0.9b
0.9
JKCH 1947
1.5a
1.5a
1.8a
0.3bc
0.8a
1.4a
1.1ba
1.2
JKCH 1050
1.4a
1.4a
1.8a
0.4a
0.7a
1.3ba
1.3a
1.2
Weyito 07
1.4a
0.8b
0.1c
0.4bac
0.6ba
1.0bc
1.3a
0.8
Stam-59A
1.5a
0.7b
0.1c
0.3bc
0.6b
0.9c
1.3a
0.8
DP-90
1.6a
1.0b
0.4c
0.4ba
0.6b
0.9c
1.1ba
0.8
Mean
1.5
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.1
1.2
1.0
CV
17.8
19.6
23.6
14.4
14.3
16.1
13.4
Significance
NS
NS
NS
LSD
0.367
0.399
0.160
0.321
Significant at < 0.05; highly significant at < 0.01; very highly significant at < 0.001. NS = non-significant. Means that do not share the same letter are significantly different at 5% level.
