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Table 3 The main effects of cultivation system, foliage time, and stress modulator type on the yield and yield components

From: The effect of time and type of stress moderators on yield and yield components of cotton on conventional and double-cropping systems under saline conditions

 

Plant height /cm

Branch number

Boll number per plant

10-boll weight /g

1 000-seed weight /g

Biological yield /(kg·ha−1)

Seed cotton yield /(kg·ha−1)

Lint percentage /%

Lint yield /(kg·ha−1)

Cultivation system

 Conventional

81.8 ± 8.3a

13.4 ± 3.6a

14.6 ± 4.8a

87.0 ± 11.1a

117 ± 13.2a

4 323 ± 35.2a

1 879 ± 95.8a

34.8 ± 2.4a

655 ± 84.9a

 Double-cropping

52.2 ± 4.5b

10.5 ± 3.1b

7.41 ± 1.7b

56.1 ± 4.9b

96.2 ± 26.9b

2 131 ± 141b

713 ± 52.1b

27.5 ± 4.1b

198 ± 52.4b

Foliage time

 Flowering

64.2 ± 6.3b

11.1 ± 3.3a

9.52 ± 5.5b

69.1 ± 11.7b

105 ± 18.7a

3 277 ± 51.5a

1 190 ± 68.8b

31.4 ± 4.8a

395 ± 25.7b

 Flowering + bolling

69.9 ± 11.1a

12.7 ± 3.7a

12.4 ± 3.4a

74.0 ± 15.9a

108 ± 27.8a

3 177 ± 52.9a

1 402 ± 84.6a

30.9 ± 5.1a

458 ± 30.1a

Modulator type

 Water control

61.3 ± 6.6b

9.52 ± 2.9c

8.01 ± 3.1b

55.2 ± 7.1c

92.3 ± 8.24c

2 931 ± 30.2c

1 019 ± 57.1c

28.8 ± 4.8c

307 ± 18.9c

 GB

66.4 ± 6.1a

11.6 ± 3.5b

11.6 ± 5.2a

73.3 ± 13.7b

107 ± 7.9b

3 183 ± 46.4b

1 225 ± 70.5b

32.0 ± 3.8ab

411 ± 26.2b

 SA

69.5 ± 11.9a

13.0 ± 3.2a

11.9 ± 3.6a

77.1 ± 11.7ab

120 ± 14.4a

3 487 ± 96.2a

1 467 ± 84.8a

33.0 ± 4.8a

504 ± 31.7a

 SNP

70.9 ± 10.2a

13.6 ± 3.5a

12.3 ± 5.3a

80.1 ± 15.3a

106 ± 7.9b

3 308 ± 60.4b

1 473 ± 88.4a

30.8 ± 5.2b

483 ± 32.4a

  1. Similar letters within the same column denote insignificant differences based on FLSD level of 5% (Mean ± SD)