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. 2014 Nov 3;9(11):e111863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111863

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.