GIZA 95” A LONG STAPLE EGYPTIAN COTTON VARIETY FOR MIDDLE AND UPPER EGYPT

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Giza95 is a new long-staple Egyptian cotton variety. It has been introduced by the Cotton Breeding Research Section through artificial hybridization between the variety Giza80 and the genotype [(Giza83xGiza75) x5844] followed by the pedigree method of selection. The variety Giza 95 has 6.90% higher seed cotton yield (SCY) and 16.32% higher lint yield (LY) than the commercial variety Giza 90. It slightly surpassed Giza 90 for boll weight (BW) and lint percentage (L %). Fiber quality traits for the new variety Giza 95 was nearly

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