Table 2.
Interaction effects of the cultivar (Cul) × silicon nano-chelate (N-Si) on the number of eggs, nymphs and adult mites of two-spotted spider mites after 4 and 8 times of foliar spraying of two cut Rose flowers (cv. ‘Jumilia’ and ‘Samurai’).
| Treatment | + Mean square of two-spotted spider mite | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg 1 | Nymphs 1 | Adult 1 | Egg 2 | Nymphs 2 | Adult 2 | ||
| Cul | N-Si | ||||||
| ‘Jumilia’ | NA | 122 ± 36.6a | 20.4 ± 7.82a | 8.62 ± 1.54a | 1.92 ± 0.957b | 1.44 ± 0.697a | 1.85 ± 1.13a |
| AP | 41.9 ± 22.7b | 3.14 ± 2.86c | 7.81 ± 2.49ab | 1.03 ± 0.192c | 0.037 ± 0.192c | 0.629 ± 0.492c | |
| ‘Samurai’ | NA | 133 ± 60.2a | 11.9 ± 13.5b | 7.37 ± 6.82ab | 2.85 ± 1.06a | 1 ± 0.277b | 1.37 ± 0.564b |
| AP | 41.3 ± 17.5b | 3.14 ± 1.81c | 5.96 ± 3.66b | 1.03 ± 0.192c | 0 ± 0c | 0.222 ± 0.423d | |
Within each column means followed by the same letters do not express significant differences according to LSD at P < 0.05.
1 and 2 are the symbols of the foliar spray of nano-silicon after 4 times and 8 times, respectively.
NA: Not application, AP: application.