Table 4. Leaf injury rating and % plants containing live larvae (mean ± SEM) of Cry1F-susceptible (SS-TX) and -resistant (FL-39) strains of Spodoptera frugiperda on whole plants of non-Bt and Bt maize containing single or pyramided genes.
Maize hybrid/line | Maize trait | Leaf injury rating after 7 d | % plants containing live larvae after 12 d | ||
SS-TX | FL-39 | SS-TX | FL-39 | ||
Non-Bt | NBt | 3.75±0.16 c | 4.1±0.15 c | 87.5±5.59 e | 84.4±5.98 de |
Pioneer 31D50 | HX1 | 1.13±0.07 a | 4.31±0.33 c | 0.00±0.00 a | 75.00±10.21 cde |
DKC 69–70 | YG | 3.21±0.36 c | 3.50±0.40 c | 60.4±6.25 bcde | 56.25±6.25 bcd |
Cry1A.105Ln | Cry1A-P | 1.06±0.06 a | 3.31±0.19 c | 0.00±0.00 a | 37.50±7.22 bc |
Cry2Ab2Ln | Cry2A-P | 2.06±0.12 b | 1.88±0.07 b | 18.75±6.25 ab | 31.25±6.25 abc |
Cry2Ab2Hn | Cry2A-HP | 1.00±0.00 a | 1.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a |
DKC 64-04 | VT2P | 1.06±0.06 a | 1.19±0.12 a | 0.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a |
DKC 62-08 | SMT | 1.00±0.00 a | 1.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a |
N78N-3111 | VIP3 | 1.00±0.00 a | 1.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a | 0.00±0.00 a |
Analysis of variance | Insect | F 1,75 = 89.73, P<0.0001 | F 1,75 = 14.78, P = 0.0003 | ||
Maize | F 8,75 = 196.09, P<0.0001 | F 8,75 = 66.72, P<0.0001 | |||
Interaction | F 8,75 = 31.6, P<0.0001 | F 8,75 = 6.39, P<0.0001 |
Data were pooled for three non-Bt maize hybrids/lines which included DKC 61-22 (NBt-2), N78N-GT (NBt-5), and ExpH (NBt-6). n/a: Information is not available. Mean values followed by a common letter within a parameter measured were not significantly different at α = 0.05 (Tukey’s HSD test).