Table 3 Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) results for all the analyzed morpho-physiological and biochemical traits in Forty diverse cotton genotypes under control (T1), moderate (T2), and severe drought stress (T3) conditions.
Traits | T1_Range | T1_Mean ± SD | T2_Range | T2_Mean ± SD | T3_Range | T3_Mean ± SD | PG | PT | PGxT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SL | 35.20–56.50 | 46.28 ± 5.69 | 17.50–56.50 | 29.47 ± 6.83 | 10.50–36.80 | 18.22 ± 4.76 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
SFW | 17.60–46.20 | 31.54 ± 8.00 | 12.50–38.20 | 20.11 ± 5.72 | 7.50–25.00 | 13.01 ± 3.90 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
RL | 10.60–28.30 | 16.96 ± 4.10 | 7.20–21.50 | 12.31 ± 2.98 | 3.60–16.20 | 8.17 ± 2.43 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
RFW | 5.20–20.50 | 12.12 ± 2.93 | 4.00–16.80 | 8.38 ± 2.32 | 2.00–11.20 | 5.18 ± 1.79 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
SDW | 13.56–23.20 | 17.27 ± 2.24 | 6.80–18.60 | 12.28 ± 2.75 | 3.20–11.30 | 7.27 ± 2.00 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
RDW | 2.23–4.33 | 3.31 ± 0.50 | 1.55–3.65 | 2.56 ± 0.48 | 0.69–2.74 | 1.59 ± 0.40 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
FR | 3.00–16.00 | 8.47 ± 2.63 | 2.00–15.00 | 6.77 ± 2.62 | 1.00–13.22 | 5.24 ± 2.61 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT = ns |
NBP | 4.55–16.22 | 9.30 ± 2.09 | 3.00–13.00 | 7.14 ± 1.96 | 2.00–12.00 | 5.07 ± 2.03 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT = ns |
Pn | 10.20–23.50 | 17.17 ± 3.23 | 5.20–19.80 | 11.92 ± 2.99 | 2.12–13.60 | 6.94 ± 2.41 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
E | 6.24–13.82 | 10.23 ± 1.73 | 3.05–11.40 | 7.04 ± 1.89 | 1.12–9.96 | 4.19 ± 1.73 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
gs | 0.53–1.25 | 0.84 ± 0.15 | 0.21–0.88 | 0.58 ± 0.16 | 0.10–0.70 | 0.34 ± 0.13 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
Chl.a | 0.41–0.89 | 0.66 ± 0.12 | 0.17–0.80 | 0.46 ± 0.14 | 0.06–0.69 | 0.31 ± 0.14 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
Chl.b | 0.33–0.72 | 0.53 ± 0.10 | 0.12–0.60 | 0.34 ± 0.10 | 0.05–0.44 | 0.20 ± 0.08 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
T.chl | 0.61–1.57 | 1.18 ± 0.23 | 0.29–1.39 | 0.80 ± 0.24 | 0.12–1.13 | 0.50 ± 0.20 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
TSP | 8.20–17.20 | 13.11 ± 2.36 | 6.20–13.00 | 9.75 ± 1.84 | 2.10–5.53 | 3.67 ± 0.99 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
TSS | 3.36–7.90 | 5.97 ± 1.08 | 6.50–15.80 | 10.81 ± 2.23 | 10.20–24.60 | 17.94 ± 3.51 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
TFA | 6.30–13.50 | 9.87 ± 1.84 | 9.30–23.60 | 15.36 ± 2.97 | 14.20–28.80 | 21.45 ± 3.91 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
SOD | 111.50–282.50 | 193.98 ± 39.68 | 196.30–422.50 | 318.69 ± 59.95 | 292.50–601.5 | 443.72 ± 78.37 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
POD | 210.50–418.50 | 317.07 ± 56.06 | 316.50–628.50 | 491.50 ± 84.40 | 392.50–788.5 | 607.28 ± 107.8 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
CAT | 190.50–406.50 | 306.33 ± 54.70 | 310.20–655.50 | 485.53 ± 86.54 | 385.50–832.5 | 608.24 ± 109.27 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
APX | 112.50–235.50 | 178.24 ± 30.82 | 181.20–368.50 | 278.90 ± 51.57 | 240.20–520.0 | 385.08 ± 70.70 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
Pro | 161.30–277.50 | 227.70 ± 31.36 | 250.50–380.20 | 314.13 ± 32.48 | 286.60–413.5 | 357.96 ± 31.94 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
H2O2 | 1.63–3.30 | 2.48 ± 0.37 | 2.30–5.20 | 4.11 ± 0.60 | 3.30–5.90 | 4.81 ± 0.65 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
MDA | 0.51–0.89 | 0.70 ± 0.10 | 0.67–1.42 | 1.06 ± 0.19 | 0.72–1.68 | 1.29 ± 0.21 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
RWC | 47.00–89.00 | 63.72 ± 10.11 | 36.00–79.00 | 53.11 ± 10.31 | 24.80–70.50 | 43.29 ± 10.51 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT = ns |
ELWL | 0.01–1.70 | 0.53 ± 0.37 | 0.03–1.90 | 0.70 ± 0.42 | 0.10–2.60 | 0.86 ± 0.52 | PG=*** | PT=*** | PGxT=*** |
