Figure 3.

Effect of water dipping and jasmonic acid on leaf miner resistance (Liriomyza trifolii). Unrooted cuttings, precoated with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), were dipped in water for various durations and in a solution of 5 mM jasmonic acid for 60 min. Two weeks post treatment, cuttings were individually caged and infested with four flies for 24 h. (a) Total number of mines were scored after 3 days, whereas the number of pupae were counted after one week (b). Data are represented as mean ± SEM, n = 13. Different letters indicate significant differences among treatments as determined by a (a) Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) test or (b) Games–Howell at p < 0.05.