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Table 2 Effect of temperature (Tm) on the reproduction of Helicotylenchus microlobus on carrot callus 90 days after inoculation with 30 females x

From: Identification and a culture method for a Helicotylenchus microlobus from tomato in China

Tm (℃)

Females

Juveniles

Eggs

Pf y

Rr = Pf/Pi z

25

2496 ± 283.4 b

2390 ± 376.1 b

2061 ± 400.8 b

6947 ± 718.4 b

232 ± 23.9 b

27.5

4141 ± 459 a

3646 ± 410 a

4403 ± 510.1 a

12,190 ± 881.9 a

406 ± 29.4 a

30

514 ± 95.6 c

499 ± 65.2 c

590 ± 113.8 c

1603 ± 236.9 c

53 ± 7.9 c

  1. xDifferent letters (a, b, c) in columns indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) according to the Duncan’s multiple range test. Each number is the mean of five replicates. Values represent the mean ± standard error
  2. yPf = final number of nematodes, including eggs and vermiform stages
  3. zReproduction rates of nematodes (Rr) = Pf/initial number of nematodes (Pi)
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BMC Zoology

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