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Table 5 Estimation of general combining ability (GCA) effects for various traits under control and high temperature stress

From: Genetic variability predicting breeding potential of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) for high temperature tolerance

Lines

RCI

CC

CT

BR

SB

PH

B/P

BW

SI

SCY

Control

 FH-Noor

-2.22**

3.98**

-0.33 ns

1.87**

-0.46 ns

-8.84**

1.02*

0.04 ns

0.08 ns

-3.7**

 FH-458

4.06**

0.86 ns

-0.15 ns

2.15**

-1.03**

0.45 ns

-2.91**

-0.18**

-0.23**

-0.11 ns

 FH-466

9.89**

-1.88 ns

-0.1 ns

-3.68**

0.26 ns

-0.23 ns

-2.91**

0.03 ns

-0.71**

-8.6**

 FH-Lalazar

-6.79**

-6.31**

-0.72 ns

4.64**

-1.45**

2.22*

3.09**

0.31**

0.93**

0.39 ns

 Weal-AG-Shahkar

-1.64**

1.37 ns

-0.27 ns

-4.2**

0.00 ns

12.13**

0.96*

0.08**

-0.71**

12.62**

 NIAB-545

-1.7**

-3.93**

-0.12 ns

0.9**

1.12**

-2.84**

-0.77 ns

0.08**

0.27**

-7.34**

 IR-NIBGE-8

-0.02 ns

4.02**

0.37 ns

-1.02**

1.29**

-5.82**

-0.98*

-0.24**

0.00 ns

-1.28*

 NIAB-878

-1.57**

1.89 ns

1.32**

-0.66**

0.26 ns

2.93**

2.49**

-0.12**

0.38**

8.01**

S.E.

0.23

1.14

0.37

0.18

0.27

1.04

0.473

0.02

0.06

0.53

Testers

 FH-326

-3.78**

-0.66 ns

-0.67*

9.5**

0.01 ns

2.64**

3.65**

0.31**

0.71**

6.37**

 Silky-3

-3.45**

-0.25 ns

-0.09 ns

5.55**

-0.81**

-4.2**

-0.31 ns

0.02 ns

0.31**

-2.54**

 SLH-12

-3.2**

1.67 ns

-0.21 ns

-3.52**

-1.8**

2.32**

-3.6**

-0.24**

-0.30**

-3.05**

 CIM-602

1.18**

0.6 ns

0.58*

-5.31**

1.19**

1.02 ns

2.98**

-0.1**

-0.45**

1.35**

 FH-442

9.25**

-1.36 ns

0.39 ns

-6.21**

1.41**

-1.78*

-2.72**

0.01 ns

-0.28**

-2.14**

S.E.

0.184

0.902

0.289

0.141

0.21

0.83

0.374

0.023

0.050

0.43

High temperature stress

 FH-Noor

-1.66**

1.10 ns

0.09 ns

1.99**

0.52 ns

-12.8**

3.28**

0.06*

-0.27**

-5.59**

 FH-458

1.83**

3.46**

-0.31 ns

3.21**

0.06 ns

5.16**

-2.58**

-0.18**

-1.05**

-1.27*

 FH-466

9.06**

-0.46 ns

1.16**

-3.62**

-1.54**

0.11 ns

-5.45**

0.03 ns

-0.3**

-18.3**

 FH-Lalazar

-7.49**

0.13 ns

0.23 ns

5.81**

-0.74**

-6.27**

4.95**

0.34**

0.73**

-8.28**

 Weal-AG-Shahkar

0.38 ns

-0.56 ns

-0.63*

-4.04**

2.59**

7.86**

0.75 ns

0.03 ns

-0.52**

30.62**

 NIAB-545

-2.47**

-1.22 ns

-0.75**

0.37 ns

0.46 ns

17.6**

1.62**

0.05 ns

0.62**

6.3**

 IR-NIBGE-8

0.68**

-1.65*

0.68*

-2.18**

-0.34 ns

-13.7**

-2.18**

-0.25**

0.17**

-3.09**

 NIAB-878

-0.33 ns

-0.81 ns

-0.46 ns

-1.53**

-1.01**

2.13*

-0.38 ns

-0.08**

0.61**

-0.46 ns

S.E.

0.24

0.79

0.28

0.19

0.31

0.93

0.40

0.03

0.06

0.55

Testers

 FH-326

-5.41**

-0.14 ns

-0.10 ns

10.73**

1.02**

7.28**

4.47**

0.36**

0.7**

7.01**

 Silky-3

-3.25**

-1.46*

-0.03 ns

6.07**

-0.82**

7.78**

0.51 ns

0.02 ns

0.2**

-1.61**

 SLH-12

-4.32**

1.13 ns

0.66**

-4.02**

-0.94**

-4.34**

-3.24**

-0.19**

-0.14**

0.83 ns

 CIM-602

1.41**

1.30*

-0.18 ns

-5.64**

0.47 ns

-5.12**

1.55**

-0.21**

-0.47**

-2.91**

 FH-442

11.56**

-0.82 ns

-0.35 ns

-7.14**

0.27 ns

-5.6**

-3.28**

0.02 ns

-0.29**

-3.32**

S.E

0.19

0.63

0.22

0.15

0.25

0.73

0.32

0.02

0.05

0.43

  1. Note: RCI Relative cell injury, CC Chlorophyll contents, CT Canopy temperature, BR Boll retention, B/P Bolls per plant, BW Boll weight, SB Sympodial branches, SI Seed index, PH Plant height, SCY Seed cotton yield/plant
  2. *=Significant, **=Highly significant, ns=Non-significant, S.E.= Standard error