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Table 3 Heterosis (Ht), heterobeltiosis (Hbt), broad sense heritability (h2bs) and narrow sense heritability (h2ns) for all the observed traits in cotton grown under normal and heat stress conditions

From: Genetics of biochemical attributes regulating morpho-physiology of upland cotton under high temperature conditions

Trait

Condition

IUB-13 × FH-115

GH-Mubarak × NIAB-Kiran

Ht/%

Hbt/%

h2bs

h2ns

Ht/%

Hbt/%

h2bs

h2ns

SCY

NS

21.69

-19.21

0.41

0.39

15.64

-24

0.46

0.43

HS

16.64

-20.70

0.44

0.41

18.6

-20.48

0.45

0.41

GOT

NS

3.73

-5.28

0.35

0.31

-1.47

-7.27

0.35

0.30

HS

3.84

-5.12

0.35

0.30

1.99

-5.27

0.43

0.30

Pol Via

NS

-.04

-12.18

0.37

0.33

-2.78

-18.25

0.39

0.34

HS

-2.73

-20.42

0.37

0.33

-2.49

-22.7

0.40

0.35

CMT

NS

-1.49

-13.63

0.37

0.32

-2.33

-13.85

0.37

0.32

HS

-2.37

-15

0.36

0.32

-1.29

-14.12

0.36

0.32

H2O2

NS

6.67

-31.91

0.18

0.14

-5.97

-40.56

0.19

0.14

HS

-4.54

-40.43

0.19

0.14

-13.48

-44.6

0.22

0.16

POD

NS

-5.82

-23.90

0.40

0.35

0.16

-18.29

0.39

0.35

HS

2.1

-22.76

0.42

0.38

0.19

-23.37

0.43

0.39

PRO

NS

3.33

-29.54

0.44

0.41

1.67

-23.75

0.41

0.37

HS

-0.64

-35

0.47

0.44

-3.44

-35.38

0.46

0.43

  1. Ht heterosis, Hbt heterobeltiosis, h2bs broad sense heritability, h2ns narrow sense heritability, SCY seed cotton yield per plant, GOT ginning out turn, Pol Via pollen viability, CMT cell membrane thermostability, H2O2 hydrogen peroxide content, POD peroxidase activity, PRO proline content, HS heat stress condition, NS normal sowing condition