Table 8.
Characterization of leaf mineral composition as influenced by fuzz (F) and fuzzless (N) seed trait in cotton isogenic mutant lines under water stress 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 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 126 | 8.0 | 54.9 | 52.5 | 1.9 | 5386 | 16.4 |
| 56F | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 131 | 8.2 | 59.4 | 51.4 | 1.1 | 6234 | 16.8 |
| 56N | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 145 | 7.9 | 57.9 | 49.9 | 1.3 | 5317 | 16.3 |
| DESF | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 148 | 7.6 | 56.1 | 44.8 | 1.3 | 4970 | 15.3 |
| DESN | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 144 | 8.2 | 48.5 | 51.4 | 1.4 | 51.4 | 16.6 |
| MDF | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 125 | 7.5 | 46.9 | 55.3 | 1.2 | 3926 | 15.9 |
| MDN | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 148 | 7.6 | 60.4 | 87.8 | 1.2 | 4936 | 15.4 |
| SGF | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 82 | 8.0 | 41.4 | 61.9 | 1.3 | 4711 | 15.9 |
| SGN | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 68 | 7.8 | 47.5 | 55.9 | 1.3 | 4627 | 14.3 |
| STVF | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 81 | 7.7 | 50.1 | 68.5 | 1.4 | 4627 | 14.4 |
| STVN | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 85 | 7.9 | 64.8 | 110.0 | 1.3 | 6350 | 14.3 |
| LSD | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 5 | 0.43 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0.15 | 360 | 0.6 |
*
Nutrients were determined in the fully expanded leaves at boll stage development.
Values are means of eight replicates. The experiment was repeated twice.