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Table 3 Number of fall armyworm larvae per meter row and percent infested plants for corn and cover plants in different mixtures (25, 50, or 75%) of border row plots, 2017, Citra, Florida

From: Areawide management of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), using selected cover crop plants

Treatment

Number of larvae in corna

Percent infested corn plantsb

Number of larvae in cover plantsc

Percent infested cover plantsd

SH

0.667 ± 0.284 a

61.3 ± 10.3 a

0.0 ± 0.0 b

11.9 ± 4.5 a

SH 25, SSG 75

0.92 ± 0.336 a

48.3 ± 11.1 a

0.5 ± 0.23 ab

30.9 ± 9.0 a

SH 50, SSG 50

0.667 ± 0.284 a

43.9 ± 9.0 a

0.75 ± 0.579 a

26.2 ± 5.0 a

SH 75, SSG 25

2.08 ± 1.07 a

55.7 ± 10.0 a

0.583 ± 0.193 a

27.9 ± 7.0 a

 

F3,39 = 0.31, p = 0.8214

F3,39 = 0.82, p = 0.4914

F3,39 = 3.02, p = 0.0410

F3,39 = 1.81, p = 0.1614

  1. SH = sunn hemp, SSG = sorghum-sudangrass
  2. a Data transformed using Y0..25
  3. b Data transformed using Y0..75
  4. c Data transformed using Y1..25. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different, P > 0.05
  5. d Data transformed using Y0..25