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Table 3 The effects of phosphorus (P) level and cultivar (C) on yield traits of cotton during mature stage

From: Screening cotton cultivars for low-phosphorus tolerance: a comparison of hydroponic and field methods

Traits

LP

SP

Percent change

at LP/%

F-values

P

C

P × C

Boll weight /g

5.4 b

5.9 a

-8.5

69.68**

11.77**

2.79**

Lint percentage /%

41.0 a

41.3 a

-0.7

2.03 NS

12.08**

1.07 NS

Boll number per plant

15.7 b

17.0 a

-7.6

13.04**

16.55**

1.04 NS

Seed cotton yield /(kg•hm−2)

3792.9 b

4138.6 a

-8.4

84.84**

16.53**

1.05 NS

Lint yield /(kg•hm−2)

1554.7 b

1711.8 a

-9.2

76.85**

17.03**

0.84 NS

  1. LP indicates 0 kg•hm−2 P2O5 and SP for 90 kg•hm−2 P2O5. P, phosphorus level. C, cultivar. Values followed by different letters in the same row are significantly different at the 0.05 probability level. ** P < 0.01; NS, no significanc at P = 0.05