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. 2018 Jul 5;6:e5138. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5138

Table 8. The food utilization of M. separata larvae fed on Bt maize and non-Bt maize during the heading stage, infected with rhizobacterias under ambient and elevated CO2 in 2016 and 2017.

Impact factors Factor levels RGR (mg g−1day−1) RCR (mg g−1day−1) AD (%) ECD (%) ECI (%)
Cv. Bt 82.79 ± 6.43b 1636.31 ± 13.23a 56.13 ± 0.72a 9.26 ± 0.98b 5.13 ± 0.57b
Xy 94.26 ± 7.16a 1403.36 ± 14.80b 52.03 ± 0.69b 13.08 ± 1.23a 6.77 ± 0.66a
CO2 Elevated 84.33 ± 8.67b 1595.24 ± 16.14a 55.55 ± 0.87a 10.34 ± 1.52b 5.46 ± 0.76b
Ambient 92.72 ± 6.59a 1444.43 ± 15.01b 52.61 ± 0.81b 12.00 ± 1.21a 6.44 ± 0.63a
Rhizobacteria infection AB 89.64 ± 5.52a 1549.07 ± 9.32a 55.06 ± 0.85a 10.78 ± 1.35b 5.75 ± 0.67b
AC 90.34 ± 5.52a 1559.90 ± 9.32a 54.88 ± 0.85a 10.96 ± 1.35b 5.82 ± 0.67b
CK 85.58 ± 6.14b 1450.73 ± 9.54b 52.30 ± 0.62b 11.78 ± 1.13a 6.28 ± 0.66a