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. 2014 Nov 17;9(11):e112958. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112958

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).