Table 1 Effect of Buchnera-reduced (BR) infection on the body length and size of adult BCAs (mean value ± SE). Specimens of BCAs were collected from alfalfa crops cultivated under cold semi-arid, humid subtropical, and hot desert climates.

From: Bacterial symbiont as game changers for Aphis craccivora Koch’s fitness and survival across distinct climate types

 

Parameter

CG

BR

T-test

CS

Length (mm)

2.70 ± 0.019

1.28 ± 0.005

t = -69.840, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Width (mm)

1.30 ± 0.010

0.50 ± 0.002

t = -72.041, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Weight (mg)

0.80 ± 0.005

0.35 ± 0.001

t = -82.921, df = 78, *p < 0.05

HS

Length (mm)

3.00 ± 0.017

2.45 ± 0.02

t = -36.480, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Width (mm)

1.72 ± 0.006

1.10 ± 0.02

t = -54.182, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Weight (mg)

1.00 ± 0.010

0.80 ± 0.003

t = -68.508, df = 78, *p < 0.05

HD

Length (mm)

2.41 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.002

t = -18.332, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Width (mm)

1.18 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.002

t = -28.980, df = 78, *p < 0.05

Weight (mg)

0.64 ± 0.005

0.25 ± 0.001

t = -17.920, df = 78, *p < 0.05

  1. *Shows significant differences between the CG and BR aphid at 0.05 level. BCA = black cowpea aphid. BR = Buchnera-reduced infection. CG = BCA naturally infected with B. aphidicola. CS = Cold Semi-Arid climate. HD = Hot Desert climate. HS = Humid Subtropical climate.
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