Table 3. Factorial ANOVA results for tested indicators (Z. mays cultivar, hemipteran species, insect abundance and aphid exposure period) and interdependence between these parameters affecting O2 •− formation in the maize seedlings.
Tested factors and interactions | Df | F | p |
Maize cultivar (C) | 1 | 175.2 | ≤0.001 |
Hemipteran species (S) | 2 | 87.9 | ≤0.001 |
Insect abundance (A) | 3 | 68.2 | ≤0.001 |
Aphid exposure period (EP) | 7 | 52.7 | ≤0.001 |
S × C | 2 | 19.6 | ≤0.001 |
S × A | 6 | 14.5 | ≤0.001 |
C × A | 3 | 27.1 | ≤0.001 |
S × EP | 14 | 14.9 | ≤0.001 |
C × EP | 7 | 18.5 | ≤0.001 |
A × EP | 21 | 10.6 | ≤0.001 |
S × C × A | 6 | 12.4 | ≤0.001 |
S × C × EP | 14 | 9.9 | ≤0.001 |
S × A × EP | 42 | 8.7 | ≤0.001 |
C × A × EP | 21 | 4.9 | ≤0.001 |
S × C × A × EP | 42 | 3.7 | ≤0.008 |
Df-degrees of freedom; p-values less than 0.05 were considered significant; F-ratio is defined as the variance between samples/the variance within samples.