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Genotypic variability among cotton cultivars for heat and drought tolerance using reproductive and physiological traits

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Development of rapid and inexpensive screening tools for heat and drought stress tolerance is needed and will be helpful in cotton breeding programs and selecting cultivars for a niche environment. In this study, several pollen-based traits at optimum and high temperatures and physiological parameters measured during the boll-filling period were used to evaluate variability among the cultivars for heat and drought stresses. Principal component analysis and drought stress response index methods were used to categorize cotton cultivars into three heat and drought tolerant clusters. Based on the combined analysis, PX532211WRF has been identified as heat- and drought-tolerant, and would be expected to perform better under both heat- and drought-stressed environments. A poor correlation between reproductive and physiological indices indicates that screening breeders have to use different traits to screen cultivars for reproductive and vegetative tolerance. Identified traits could serve as valuable screening tools in cotton breeding programs aimed at developing genotypes to a changing climate. Moreover, cultivar-dependent relative scores will aid in the identification of cultivars best suited to niche environments to alleviate the influences of abiotic stresses at both vegetative and reproductive stages.

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Abbreviations

Pn:

Leaf net photosynthesis

Fv′/Fm′:

Chlorophyll fluorescence

gs :

Stomatal conductance

ETR:

Electron transport rate

WUE:

Water use efficiency

Trans:

Transpiration

CSI:

Chlorophyll stability index

Chl.:

Total chlorophyll

Car:

Carotenoids

CMT:

Cell membrane thermostability

SLA:

Specific leaf area

CTD:

Canopy temperature depression

PV:

Pollen viability

PG:

Pollen germination

PGTRI:

Pollen germination temperature response index

IRI:

Individual response index

CRI:

Cumulative response index

HSRI:

Heat stress response index

DSRI:

Drought stress response index

HSRI-R:

Heat stress response index-reproductive

HSRI-P:

Heat stress response index-physiological

CHDSRI:

Cumulative heat and drought response index

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Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by the USDA NIFA projects (2015-34263-24070, G-14901-1), Mississippi Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine as part of undergraduate Research program, and Cotton Incorporated, Inc., Cary, NC. We also thank David Brand for technical help during the experiment. This study was a contribution of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

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    Kulvir Singh, Chathurika Wijewardana, Bandara Gajanayake, Suresh Lokhande, Ted Wallace & Kambham Raja Reddy

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Singh, K., Wijewardana, C., Gajanayake, B. et al. Genotypic variability among cotton cultivars for heat and drought tolerance using reproductive and physiological traits. Euphytica 214, 57 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2135-1

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