Table 2 Comparisons of fitness parameters (means + /- SEM) of M. persicae reared on sweet pepper with (PL) or without (P) associated leek in clip-cage and in Petri dish.
From: Antagonist effects of the leek Allium porrum as a companion plant on aphid host plant colonization
Sweet pepper (P) | Sweet pepper associated with leek (PL) | U/χ2 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | |||||
Clip-cage | ||||||
Survival rate | 28 | 0.68 | 30 | 0.69 | χ2 = 0.37 | 0.542 |
Total fecundity | 22 | 17.15 ± 1.39 | 30 | 21.58 ± 1.22 | U = 66 | 0.036 |
Adult biomass (µg) | 27 | 271.44 ± 38.44 | 25 | 267.40 ± 12.84 | U = 277.5 | 0.276 |
Petri dish | ||||||
Survival rate | 23 | 0.65 | 23 | 0.91 | χ2 = 4.56 | 0.033 |
Total fecundity | 13 | 19.38 ± 0.33 | 21 | 24.95 ± 1.84 | U = 285.5 | 0.050 |
Adult biomass (µg) | 19 | 205.26 ± 17.96 | 26 | 256.92 ± 12.87 | U = 145.5 | 0.020 |
