Table 3 Statistical analysis data on cotton fiber quality.

From: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) enhanced the growth, yield, fiber quality and phosphorus regulation in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Items

Abbreviation

  

Fiber quality analysis

Plot

Mean

Standard errors

P < 0.05

Micronaire value

MV

−AMF

4.9667

0.2503

a

+AMF

4.3800

0.1225

b

Elongation percentage, %

EP

−AMF

6.4833

0.0408

b

+AMF

6.6833

0.0408

a

Upper half mean length, mm

UHML

−AMF

28.4667

0.4131

a

+AMF

28.5167

0.6735

a

Fiber specific breaking strength (cN•tex−1)

FSBS

−AMF

26.4667

0.6314

b

+AMF

29.2000

1.2083

a

Uniformity index, %

UI

−AMF

84.3667

0.9893

a

+AMF

84.3000

0.6986

a