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. 2016 Jan 6;11(1):e0145275. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145275

Table 1. Effect of moderate drought and T. evansi infestation on key nutrients in tomato leaves at 4 and 10 days post infestation.

Non-infested Infested ANOVA (p<0.05)
Control Drought Control Drought
4 Days Post Infestation
Nitrogen1 6.7±0.1a 5.7±0.2b 5.8±0.2b 5.7±0.1b D;I; D*I
Protein1 31±2ab 26±3b 35±2a 25±2b D
Free aa1 1.0±0.2 1.2±0.2 1.0±0.1 1.1±0.2 -
C:N 5.9±0.1 6.4±0.2 6.5±0.3 6.3±0.2 -
Free Sugars1 3.3±0.1b 3.9±0.3a 4.2±0.1a 4.3±0.2a I
10 Days Post Infestation
Nitrogen1 6.3±0.2a 5.7±0.1b 5.9±0.2ab 5.3±0.1b D
Protein1 40±5a 19±4b 27±6ab 15±2b D
Total free aa1 0.9±0.2 1.7±0.3 1.2±0.3 1.8±0.4 D
C:N 6.3±0.1 6.4±0.1 6.1±0.2 6.6±0.2 -
Free Sugars1 3.2±0.2c 4.8±0.3a 3.7±0.1cb 4.3±0.3ab D;D*I

(1) Data, as % of dry weight, are mean ± SE. D (drought) and I (mites infestation) indicate significant factors in the Two-Way ANOVA. Different lower case letters within rows indicates significant differences (Newman-Keuls test at p<0.05).