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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Unveiling Drought Tolerant Cotton Genotypes: Insights from Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Markers at Flowering.

Muhammad Yousaf Shani, Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, Muhammad Ramzan, Zafran Khan, Nimra Batool, Nimra Gul, William L Bauerle

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Muhammad Yousaf ShaniPlant Breeding and Genetics Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Jhang Road, P.O. Box 128, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8558-8610
Muhammad Yasin AshrafPakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology/College (NIAB-C), Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8221-4771
Muhammad RamzanPakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology/College (NIAB-C), Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.
Zafran KhanDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9627-2518
Nimra BatoolInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Nimra GulDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
William L BauerleDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

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Abstract

Drought stress substantially restricts cotton growth, decreasing cotton production potential worldwide. This study evaluated cotton genotypes at the flowering stage to identify drought-resilient genotypes under moderate and severe drought conditions using physio-morphic and biochemical markers. Five genotypes were examined in a completely randomized design with three replicates across three treatments. Growth and biochemical traits were measured after 14 days of drought stress. The Multi-trait Genotype-Ideotype Distance Index (MGIDI) identified the most drought-tolerant genotypes. Severe drought had a pronounced negative effect on growth and biochemical traits, followed by moderate drought. Among the genotypes, FH-912 exhibited the strongest resilience, with significant increases in proline, peroxidase, catalase, and total chlorophyll. In contrast, chlorophyll a and transpiration rates were largely unaffected. Genotypes VH-351, VH-281, and GH-99 showed moderate drought tolerance, while FH-556 was highly sensitive to water stress. Statistical analyses, including ANOVA, PCA, and heatmaps, confirmed FH-912's superior performance under drought stress. The drought-resilient genotype, FH-912, holds promise for breeding drought-tolerant cotton varieties to sustain cotton productivity in water-limited environments, especially in drought-prone regions.

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