Table 3 Effect of Ch-SeNPs and SeNPs biosynthesized by P. griseofulvum against larval mortality.

From: Mycosynthesis of chitosan-selenium nanocomposite and its activity as an insecticide against the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis

LSD0.05

F test

P

15 day

10 day

7 day

3 day

1 day

Treatment

1.6272

***

0.0001

88a

88a

75b

57c

34d

Ch-SeNPs

1.6272

***

0.0001

80a

80a

70b

50c

30d

SeNPs

1.6272

***

0.0001

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Control

  1. The mean value followed by different letters (a, b, c, d &e) within the same row are significantly different (One-way ANOVA, P ≤ 0.05).
  2. LSD: the least significant difference.
  3. *** means highly significant.
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