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. 2017 Nov 24;7:16213. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16631-8

Table 3.

Meloidogyne incognita chemotactic response to volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Concentrations (mg/L) Chemotaxis index
Acetone 2-Decanol Furfural acetone 2-Undecanone 4-Acetylbenzoic acid
0 0.014 ± 0.029 c 0.014 ± 0.029 b 0.014 ± 0.029 c 0.014 ± 0.029 a 0.014 ± 0.029 bc
1 0.104 ± 0.032 bc 0.057 ± 0.066 ab 0.289 ± 0.056 b −0.372 ± 0.066 c 0.239 ± 0.050 a
10 0.153 ± 0.028 b 0.110 ± 0.053 ab 0.471 ± 0.036 a −0.435 ± 0.066 c 0.099 ± 0.045 b
100 0.231 ± 0.033 ab 0.138 ± 0.008 a 0.282 ± 0.055 b −0.142 ± 0.019 b −0.062 ± 0.058 c
1000 0.266 ± 0.041 a 0.166 ± 0.019 a 0.376 ± 0.052 ab −0.086 ± 0.037 ab −0.222 ± 0.037 d
10000 0.169 ± 0.033 b ND 0.444 ± 0.036 a ND −0.229 ± 0.020 d

ND, not detectable. The data are shown as the mean ± SD (n = 6). Duncan’s multiple range test was employed to test for significant differences between treatments at P < 0.05. Different lowercase letters indicate significant difference between treatments (P < 0.05).