. 2022 Oct 27;10:e14018. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14018

Table 3. Comparative effect of different levels (0.1 mM, 1 Mm) of JA foliar application on aphid population in two wheat varieties, Borlaug-2015 and Zincol-2015, at different time intervals.

Mean ± SE (n = 3). Different letters within a column indicate significant difference between the treatments (p < 0.05).

Time interval	Treatments	Borlaug-2015	Zincol-2015
Before JA spray	Aphid	49 ± 6^a	38 ± 2^a
	Aphid+0.1 mM JA	25 ± 8^b	23 ± 7^b
	Aphid+1 mM JA	41 ± 5^a	25 ± 6^b
After 1 day of spray	Aphid	49 ± 2^a	40 ± 4^a
	Aphid+0.1 mM JA	11 ± 4^b	12 ± 3^b
	Aphid+1 mM JA	9 ± 8^c	4 ± 3^c
After 3 days	Aphid	54 ± 9^a	46 ± 2^a
	Aphid+0.1 mM JA	16 ± 4^b	14 ± 5^b
	Aphid+1 mM JA	15 ± 2^c	7 ± 1^c
After 7 days	Aphid	58 ± 2^a	46 ± 5^a
	Aphid+0.1 mM JA	15 ± 6^b	11 ± 1^b
	Aphid+1 mM JA	14 ± 5^c	9 ± 2^c