Description:
SP156, SP177, SP179, SP205 and SP225 were developed by crossing 12 cultivars and strains of G. hirsutum with G. barbadense, G. tomentosum, G. mustelinum, and G. darwinii. The entries in G. hirsutum include Auburn M. , Carolina Queen , ST213 , DP SM , Coker 413 , DP523 , ST508-9117 , TH149-20, PD2165, Ga.H.T., Atlas(AxC)-261, and Mo.61-470. Crosses were made at Raleigh, NC. The population of hybrid progenies underwent 11 generations of random mating. The population was advanced at Stoneville, MS.