Table 1.
Plant damage and crop yield assessment data over the year 2018 and 2019 in entomopathogenic fungal inoculated maize under O. furnacalis attack
| Treatments | No. of tunnels/ear | Length of tunnel/ear (cm) | Yield (kg/ha) | Additional yield over control | Gross return/ha (2.5 CNY/kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | 0.88 ± 0.03c | 0.32 ± 0.01c | 12,792.4 ± 0.01b | 4518.06 ± 0.12b | 11,294.15 ± 0.05b |
| 0 | TA | 1.58 ± 0.05b | 0.83 ± 0.11b | 11,204.7 ± 0.21c | 2930.19 ± 0.20c | 7325.40. ± 0.03c |
| 1 | BT | 0.02 ± 0.02d | 0.01 ± 0.01d | 15,085.7 ± 0.13a | 6811.62 ± 0.21a | 17,029.05 ± 0.21a |
| 8 | IC | 3.75 ± 0.01a | 6.79 ± 0.02a | 8274 ± 0.05d | – | – |
| 2 | BB | 1.20 ± 0.21b | 0.58 ± 0.08c | 13,096.8 ± 0.03b | 4688.58 ± 0.04b | 11,721.45 ± 0.21b |
| 0 | TA | 1.92 ± 0.05b | 1.32 ± 0.10b | 12,389.9 ± 0.12bc | 3982.40 ± 0.19bc | 9956 ± 0.09c |
| 1 | BT | 0.14 ± 0.01c | 0.17 ± 0.01d | 16,524.9 ± 0.21a | 8117.45 ± 0.02a | 20,293.62 ± 0.14a |
| 9 | IC | 5.24 ± 0.03a | 7.79 ± 0.01a | 8407.5 ± 0.09d | – | – |
BB B. bassiana, TA T. asperellum, BT consortium of B. bassiana and T. asperellum, IC Insect control. Different lower-case letter followed by mean ± standard error indicates significant difference among treatments as checked by Tukey’s test (p-value < 0.05)