Table 2. Changes in the protein thiol content(μmol/g fresh weight) in maize seedlings after the rose-grass aphid infestation.
| Cultivar | Control (non-infested) | Feeding time (h) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 | ||||||
| 30 aphids | 60 aphids | 30 aphids | 60 aphids | 30 aphids | 60 aphids | 30 aphids | 60 aphids | ||
| Ambrozja | 6.35±0.43b | 7.37±0.41a | 5.71±0.22c | 6.20±0.26bc | 4.70±0.32d | 5.46±0.31c | 4.51±0.24d | 4.88±0.47d | 2.60±0.26e |
| Złota Karłowa | 5.95±0.33a | 6.00±0.51a | 5.79±0.27ab | 5.98±0.51a | 5.35±0.31bc | 5.95±0.37a | 5.06±0.36c | 5.12±0.47c | 4.1±0.35d |
| Płomyk | 6.47±0.31ab | 7.12±0.37a | 5.24±0.32de | 4.65±0.39e | 5.05±0.54de | 5.5±c0.30d | 5.37±1.01cde | 6.08±0.54bc | 2.07±0.35f |
Values are means ± standard deviation (SD) of four independent plant homogenates; different letters in rows denote significant differences according to Fisher’s LSD test (p<0.001)