Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Taner Topuz; Volkan Mehmet Çınar; Aydın Ünay

doi:10.17557/tjfc.1783039

Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Abstract

The improvement of new cotton varieties with high yield and superior fiber quality is of crucial importance for maintaining genetic diversity and meeting the requirements of the textile industry. A total of 13 different bulk populations were compared with F3/F4 evaluated in 2022 and F4/F5 in 2023 for yield and fiber quality. The experiments were designed using a split-plot design, with generations assigned to the main plots and populations to the subplots. Variance analysis indicated that generation × population interactions were significant for seed cotton yield, ginning out-turn, fiber length, fiber fineness and fiber strength. Due to high inbreeding depression and low heritability, it was determined that seed cotton yield is influenced more by environmental factors than by genetic factors. Therefore, it has been concluded that the single plant should be selected in later generations in breeding programs targeting increased seed cotton yield. (Julia × ST-468) × (Carmen × Carisma), (Carisma × Carmen) × (Gloria × Carisma), (Julia × ST-468) × (Gloria × Flash), and (ST-468 × Claudia) × (Gloria × Flash) were identified as optimal populations with high yield and superior fiber quality characteristics.

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English

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Industrial Crops

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Research Article

Authors

Taner Topuz
0009-0002-1723-2679
Türkiye

Volkan Mehmet Çınar ^*
0000-0001-5822-5649
Türkiye

Aydın Ünay
0000-0002-7278-4428
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 10, 2026

Submission Date

September 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 24, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 31 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.17557/tjfc.1783039

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Topuz, T., Çınar, V. M., & Ünay, A. (2026). Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Turkish Journal Of Field Crops, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.17557/tjfc.1783039

AMA

1.Topuz T, Çınar VM, Ünay A. Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). TJFC. 2026;31(1). doi:10.17557/tjfc.1783039

Chicago

Topuz, Taner, Volkan Mehmet Çınar, and Aydın Ünay. 2026. “Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.)”. Turkish Journal Of Field Crops 31 (1). https://doi.org/10.17557/tjfc.1783039.

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Topuz T, Çınar VM, Ünay A (April 1, 2026) Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Turkish Journal Of Field Crops 31 1

IEEE

[1]T. Topuz, V. M. Çınar, and A. Ünay, “Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)”, TJFC, vol. 31, no. 1, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.17557/tjfc.1783039.

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Topuz, Taner - Çınar, Volkan Mehmet - Ünay, Aydın. “Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.)”. Turkish Journal Of Field Crops 31/1 (April 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.17557/tjfc.1783039.

JAMA

1.Topuz T, Çınar VM, Ünay A. Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). TJFC. 2026;31. doi:10.17557/tjfc.1783039.

MLA

Topuz, Taner, et al. “Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.)”. Turkish Journal Of Field Crops, vol. 31, no. 1, Apr. 2026, doi:10.17557/tjfc.1783039.

Vancouver

1.Taner Topuz, Volkan Mehmet Çınar, Aydın Ünay. Inheritance of Yield and Fiber Quality Traits and Inbreeding Depression in F3, F4 and F5 Generations of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). TJFC. 2026 Apr. 1;31(1). doi:10.17557/tjfc.1783039