TABLE 4.
Giant cell volume (GCV), GC volume per feeding site (GCV fs–1), number of nuclei per GC (N GC–1), number of nuclei per feeding site (N fs–1), and number of cells per feeding site (NC fs–1) in the resistant (R) C. metuliferus BGV11135 and tomato cv. Monika and the susceptible (S) melon cv. Paloma and tomato cv. Durinta 15 days after nematode inoculation with 3 or 1 J2 cm–3 of soil, respectively, and cultivated in 200 cm3 pots in a growth chamber.
| Host plant (host status) | GCV (μm3 105) | GCV fs–1 (μm3 105) | N GC–1 | N fs–1 | NC fs–1 |
| C. metuliferus (R) | 0.45 ± 0.1* | 3.41 ± 0.8* | 1.2 ± 0.7* | 9.2 ± 5.5* | 8.0 ± 1.1* |
| Melon cv. Paloma (S) | 7.97 ± 1.5 | 33.19 ± 9.9 | 17.1 ± 1.8 | 72.0 ± 7.8 | 4.5 ± 1.0 |
| Tomato cv. Monika (R) | 3.14 ± 0.4* | 26.84 ± 3.7 | 0.9 ± 0.4* | 7.0 ± 3.0* | 8.7 ± 1.2* |
| Tomato cv. Durinta (S) | 11.42 ± 1.9 | 45.94 ± 7.3 | 13.7 ± 1.0 | 56.2 ± 7.3 | 4.1 ± 0.4 |
Data are the mean ± standard error of 4 replications. Data in the same column followed by * indicates differences (P < 0.05) between Cucumis species or tomato cultivars according to the non-parametric Wilcoxon test or Student’s t-test.