?CELL MEMBRANE THERMOSTABILITY AS A MEASURE OF HEAT-ToLERANCE IN COTTON

Authors

  • Muhammad Nawa Malik Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
  • Fazal Illahi Chaudhry Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Iqbal Makhdum Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan

Keywords:

Cotton, Heat tolerance, Cell membrane thermostability.

Abstract

High termperature stress is a major constraint to increased productivity of cotton in Pakistan. A technique based on
physiologicalcharacteristicsisthereforerequiredtoscreenthecultivarsforheat-tolerance.The membranethennostability
testconducted onfullygrownyoung leavesofcottonisanappropriatetechniqueforscreeningbreeding material for heat-
tolerance.Genotypes testedshowedwidevariationsinadaptationtohightemperaturestressandcouldbebroadly grouped
intothreecategoriesonthebasisofcellinjurylevel.Genotypesshowinghighmembranethermostabilitygavehigherseed
cotton yield.

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Published

1999-02-22

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (1999): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

?CELL MEMBRANE THERMOSTABILITY AS A MEASURE OF HEAT-ToLERANCE IN COTTON. (1999). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(1), 44-46. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2107