Table 6.
Characterization of leaf nutrients composition as influenced by fuzz (F) and fuzzless (N) seed trait in cotton isogenic mutant lines under well watered conditions*.
| Line | Ca (%) | K (%) | Mg (%) | P (%) | N (%) | S (%) | B (mg/kg) | Cu (mg/kg) | Fe (mg/kg) | Mn (mg/kg) | Mo (mg/kg) | Na (mg/kg) | Zn (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 185 | 24.9 | 108 | 159 | 3.8 | 5914 | 29.1 |
| 56F | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 202 | 43.6 | 127 | 211 | 3.2 | 6114 | 34.5 |
| 56N | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 184 | 31.0 | 114 | 279 | 2.9 | 6122 | 33.0 |
| DESF | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 167 | 15.0 | 82 | 289 | 2.7 | 3876 | 23.4 |
| DESN | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 241 | 23.3 | 140 | 286 | 3.3 | 5483 | 50.2 |
| MDF | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 174 | 15.3 | 122 | 171 | 4.2 | 3407 | 30.6 |
| MDN | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 236 | 11.6 | 159 | 251 | 3.0 | 5079 | 30.8 |
| SGF | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 204 | 14.8 | 119 | 271 | 3.6 | 3684 | 30.3 |
| SGN | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 182 | 14.6 | 139 | 194 | 3.8 | 3695 | 27.3 |
| STVF | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 178 | 15.4 | 83 | 162 | 2.4 | 3692 | 22.2 |
| STVN | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 251 | 14.3 | 138 | 263 | 3.1 | 5970 | 29.9 |
| LSD | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.79 | 0.11 | 9 | 3.1 | 9 | 14 | 0.79 | 312 | 3.2 |
*
Nutrients were determined in the fully expanded leaves at boll stage development.
Values are means of eight replicates. The experiment was repeated twice.