Table 2. Effect of source of variance (F value and P significant level) on cotton leaves K, N, and total B, cell wall B (CellWB), and cell wall B contribution to the total B (CellWB %) in near-isogenic lines (Line) expressing fuzzy and fuzzless seed phenotypes under water stress (well-watered and water stressed plants; W) with and without foliar B application (B) in a repeated (Experiment 1 and Experiment 2; Exp) greenhouse experiment.
| K1(%) | N(%) | Total B (mg kg-1) | CellWB (mg kg-1) | CellWB (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect | DF | F | F | F | F | F |
| Exp | 1 | 0.36NS | 35.1*** | 3.04NS | 5.11* | 0.8NS |
| W | 1 | 53.4*** | 410*** | 1289*** | 241*** | 149*** |
| Exp × W | 1 | 0.39NS | 68.2*** | 6.51* | 5.65* | 0.02NS |
| B | 1 | 10.8** | 0.73NS | 46.42*** | 3.51NS | 23.8*** |
| Exp × B | 1 | 0.63NS | 2.78NS | 0.94NS | 1.47NS | 0.74NS |
| W × B | 1 | 1.86NS | 0.01NS | 61.06*** | 2.81NS | 4.31* |
| Exp × W × B | 1 | 2.48NS | 2.08NS | 1.14NS | 0.01NS | 0.59NS |
| Line | 5 | 4.29*** | 14.4*** | 10.71*** | 12.71*** | 1.31NS |
| Exp × Line | 5 | 0.23NS | 2.88** | 3.61** | 2.77* | 1.75NS |
| W × Line | 5 | 4.36*** | 0.87NS | 13.06*** | 8.2*** | 2.25* |
| Exp × W × Line | 5 | 1.08NS | 2.46* | 1.72NS | 1.05NS | 0.9NS |
| B × Line | 5 | 0.66NS | 1.11NS | 3.12* | 4.92*** | 1.15NS |
| Exp × B × Line | 5 | 1.33NS | 2.32* | 3.57** | 0.79NS | 0.22NS |
| W × B × Line | 5 | 1.41NS | 1.34NS | 4.34*** | 8.05*** | 1.21NS |
| Exp × W × B × Line | 5 | 1.28NS | 0.48NS | 1.00NS | 1.5NS | 0.7NS |
| Residual | 0.47 | 0.17 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 107 |
*Significance at P≤0.05
**significance at P ≤0.01
*** significance at P≤0.001.