Table 3 Effect of different biogenic ZnO nano-priming and bulk ZnO on digestive enzymes and storage macromolecules in the larvae of Tuta absoluta under greenhouse conditions.
Treatment (ppm) | α-Amylase (U mg -1 protein) | Total Protease (U mg -1 protein) | TAG (mg -mL1) | Total Protein (mg mL-1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B ZnO | ZnO-NPs | B ZnO | ZnO-NPs | B ZnO | ZnO-NPs | B ZnO | ZnO-NPs | |
5 | 37.418 ± 0.058 a* | 28.491 ± 0.162 b | 2.168 ± 0.030 a | 1.206 ± 0.040 a | 0.0077 ± 0.0008 ab | 0.0085 ± 0.0002 ab | 0.011 ± 0.003 c | 0.019 ± 0.001 b |
10 | 22.321 ± 0.111 c | 28.417 ± 0.406 b | 1.113 ± 0.021 b | 1.186 ± 0.006 a | 0.0090 ± 0.0004 a | 0.0093 ± 0.0000 a | 0.020 ± 0.001 a | 0.020 ± 0.001 b |
25 | 30.430 ± 0.375 b | 21.443 ± 0.142 c | 1.676 ± 0.022 c | 0.753 ± 0.011 c | 0.0071 ± 0.0000 b | 0.0073 ± 0.0001 c | 0.013 ± 0.001 bc | 0.030 ± 0.002 a |
50 | 29.200 ± 1.210 b | 17.684 ± 0.878 d | 1.136 ± 0.013 c | 0.776 ± 0.029 c | 0.0070 ± 0.0002 b | 0.0063 ± 0.0000 d | 0.016 ± 0.001 abc | 0.012 ± 0.000 c |
100 | 28.909 ± 0.294 b | 16.120 ± 0.562 d | 0.676 ± 0.019 d | 0.625 ± 0.034 d | 0.0078 ± 0.0002 ab | 0.0060 ± 0.0003 d | 0.015 ± 0.002 abc | 0.014 ± 0.000 c |
Control | 38.633 ± 0.294 a | 38.633 ± 0.294 a | 1.049 ± 0.009 c | 1.049 ± 0.009 b | 0.0078 ± 0.0000 ab | 0.0078 ± 0.0000 bc | 0.020 ± 0.001 abc | 0.020 ± 0.001 b |
F | 104.72 | 251.30 | 681.43 | 94.24 | 3.40 | 45.27 | 681.43 | 25.12 |
df | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 | 18, 23 |
P | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
