Table 3.
Reported drought-tolerant cotton genotypes and the genetic basis for drought tolerance.
| Genotypes | Origin | Traits/Method | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06K485, 06K486, SPAN 837, FQMA (05)5bcp, Chureza, and RASAM 17 | DARS, Malawi | Fresh and dry root weight, lateral roots number, tap root length, root volume, fresh and dry shoot weight, stem diameter, shoot length, and number of leaves per plant | [134] |
| GhAM-46, GhAM-9, EC560413, and GhAM-78 | India | SPAD chlorophyll contents, excised leaf water loss, root volume, root and shoot length, root and shoot weight, and final yielding | [135] |
| LRA-5166, BS-37, CCH-12-3, BS39, GBHV-177, GBHV-182, and ARBH-1352 | India | Root and shoot length, percent seed germination, and seedling vigor (shoot vigor index, seedling vigor index, and root vigor index) | [136] |
| BRS 286, CNPA 7MH, and CNPA 5M | Brazil | Antioxidant enzymes activities (APX, CAT, and SOD) | [131] |
| H1353/10 × G.Cot.16 and G.Cot.16 × H-1353/10 | India | Yield index, yield stability index, yield reduction ratio, mean productivity, geometric mean productivity, stress susceptibility index, tolerance index, and stress tolerance index | [137] |
| Giza75 | Egypt | Drought stress index (DSI) and expression of drought-related genes (Gossypium heat shock protein 1 [GhSP1] and flowering locus T-like protein 1 [FTL1]) | [133] |
| Suvin | India | ||
| 10229 | Australia | ||
| Giza80, Giza90, Giza80 × Tamco C.E., Giza90 × (Giza9 × Giza Australian) and Giza90 × TamcoC | Egypt | Enzymatic (ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase) and non-enzymatic (phenolic content, lipid peroxidation, and proline) antioxidant activities | [132] |
| Acala-1517-99, DAK-66/3, and GC-555 | USA | Seed germination, seedling growth, yield, yield components, and genotypes characterized with low drought susceptibility index, and high geometric mean productivity | [138] |
| Nieves | Australia | ||
| MS-30/1 and Nazilli M-503 | Turkey | ||
| Eva and Zeta 2, | Greece | ||
| NIAB-999 | Pakistan | ||
| Delta Diamond | Spain | ||
| Sindh-1 and Shahbaz-95 | Pakistan | Lint yield per plant, boll weight, bolls per plant, sympodial branches per plant, and plant height | [139] |
| FH-942 and FH-113, | Pakistan | Excised leaf water loss, shoot and root lengths, number of lateral roots, fresh root and shoot weights (g), dry shoot and root weight (g), and total plant fresh weight (g) | [140] |
| MARVI, CRIS-9, CRIS-, CRIS-337, CRIS-126, CRIS-355, and 377CRIS-134 | Pakistan | Chlorophyll content, RWC, transpiration rate, excised leaf water loss, yield components, and yield | [141] |
| FH-113, MNH-789, and PB-899 | Pakistan | Chlorophyll, carotenoids, and polyphenols | [142] |
| 149F, BOU 1724-3, B-557, and DPL-26 | Pakistan | Drought tolerance indices, relative shoot and root length | [143] |
| Acala-1517–99 and CRS-M-9044–0165 |
USA | Seedling traits | [144] |