THE EFFECT OF ABIOTIC STRESSES ON PLANT PRODUCTIVITY TRAITS IN PIMA COTTON GENOTYPES

The study evaluated the productivity of Gossypium barbadense L. genotypes under drought and salinity. ANOVA was used to analyze yield parameters of 10 genotypes under optimal, water-deficient, and saline conditions. Genotypes T-479 (23.01 g) and T-2090 (21.72 g) showed high drought tolerance, while Duru-gavhar-4 (15.98 g) and T-2024 (15.54 g) exhibited salinity resilience. Environmental factors accounted for 79% of yield variability. Stress-tolerant genotypes are recommended for breeding programs to develop adaptive cotton varieties.