Table 1 Mediterranean corn borer larval weights in non-choice feeding bioassays
From: Defensive changes in maize leaves induced by feeding of Mediterranean corn borer larvae
Genotype | Treatment | Days of feedinga | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 dat | 8 dat | 10 dat | 13 dat | 15 dat | |||||||
EP39 | Control | 3.52 | a | 5.21 | a | 7.97 | a | 15.51 | a | 20.46 | a |
Infestation | 3.09 | a | 3.71 | ab | 4.02 | bc | 7.01 | c | 10.49 | b | |
Wounding | 2.71 | a | 2.90 | b | 3.97 | bc | 6.66 | cd | 8.47 | bcd | |
Regurgitant | 2.68 | a | 3.51 | ab | 5.16 | b | 6.30 | cde | 7.78 | cde | |
MeJA | 2.46 | a | 3.46 | b | 4.00 | bc | 4.54 | e | 7.16 | de | |
EP42 | Control | 2.68 | a | 4.29 | ab | 5.58 | b | 11.05 | b | 18.96 | a |
Infestation | 3.24 | a | 4.28 | ab | 5.37 | b | 7.66 | c | 10.04 | b | |
Wounding | 2.33 | a | 2.89 | b | 3.07 | c | 4.88 | de | 5.90 | e | |
Regurgitant | 2.29 | a | 2.48 | b | 2.93 | c | 4.88 | de | 7.22 | de | |
MeJA | 2.53 | a | 3.22 | b | 4.32 | bc | 6.82 | cd | 9.68 | bc | |