Table 1 Effects of the phenology of L. striatellus flights on MRDV incidence.

From: Planting period is the main factor for controlling maize rough dwarf disease

 

RA (%)

Estimate

z value

p value

May

(Intercept)

 

− 2.06

− 8.56

< 0.001

Alfalfa

4.07

− 0.02

− 0.21

0.83

Orchard

1.36

0.08

0.79

0.43

Maize

94.57

0.27

3.63

< 0.001

June

(Intercept)

 

− 2.12

− 9.31

< 0.001

Alfalfa

15.72

0.20

2.88

< 0.001

Orchard

2.36

0.17

2.27

0.02

Maize

81.92

0.41

4.69

< 0.001

July

(Intercept)

 

− 2.11

− 23.57

< 0.001

Alfalfa

89.93

− 0.10

− 1.14

0.26

Orchard

5.15

0.41

5.90

< 0.001

Maize

4.92

0.32

4.82

< 0.001

  1. Vector capture was performed in alfalfa fields, maize fields and orchards during the maize growing season. The models relating MRDV to the abundance of L. striatellus captured in crops in sampling months were analysed using a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) for binomial distribution.
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