Table 4 ANOVA split plot design for different agronomic and physiological traits.

DF

2

1

2

23

23

92

Boll weight

0.14

66.59**

0.05

2.04**

9.94*

0.14

Catalase

23.68

2218.17*

34.99

577.3**

9.37**

10.30

Carotenoids

0.04

4.62**

0.00

0.16**

5.74**

0.02

Chlorophyll a

0.13

17.32**

0.11

0.41**

2.86**

0.07

Chlorophyll b

0.003

1.20**

0.00

0.04**

4.17**

0.00

Fiber fineness

0.06

81.48**

0.23

5.24**

7.18**

0.14

Fiber length

0.09

5335.82**

0.28

151.9**

14.64**

4.89

Fiber strength

2.43

3235.33**

1.63

127.1*

8.93**

5.98

Hydrogen peroxide

0.00

2.84**

0.02

0.2**

1.32

0.02

Potassium

104.10

12,511.4*

23.50

1166.1**

6.29**

42.70

Potassium-to-sodium ratio

1.00

76.07**

0.01

1.17 **

10.94**

0.14

Lint percentage

9.70

11,507.4**

19.10

356.4**

14.31**

14.40

Sodium

120.04

7863.99**

5.16

89.38**

7.23**

20.32

Number of bolls

7.34

4841.84**

3.55

108.73**

8.11**

9.96

Plant height

62.80

11,612.8**

38.20

429.8**

5.32**

30.20

Peroxidase

11.82

762.86**

1.48

165.7**

6.32**

4.11

Seed cotton yield

23.92

5451.73**

40.26

130.77**

14.36**

6.27

Superoxide dismutase

0.83

304.39**

0.87

22.7**

17.96**

0.77

Total soluble proteins

772.40

71,679.4**

53.40

73,718.5**

5.36**

308.20