Claim · model-written summary
Untreated maize had more field leaf injury than insecticide and botanical treated maize.
- Treatment
- synthetic insecticide- and botanical-treatede0
- Outcome
- leaf injurye0
- Direction
- extensivee0
- Comparator
- non-treated control plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“non-treated control plants showed extensive leaf injury compared to the synthetic insecticide- and botanical-treated plants.”
t0“Maize”
Title
Birhanu Sisay; Tadele Tefera; Mulatu Wakgari; et al. Insects 2019. doi:10.3390/insects10020045
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- Intervention effect Radiant, Tracer, Karate, and Ampligo each caused over 90% fall armyworm larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Malathion caused 51.7% larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Carbaryl caused 28% larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect All tested synthetic insecticides reduced maize foliar damage relative to untreated controls in the greenhouse.
- Intervention effect Chemical sprays did not significantly change maize height, stem thickness, or leaf number.
- Intervention effect Radiant-treated maize had the highest fresh weight, 471 g.
- Intervention effect Azadirachta indica gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Schinnus molle gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Phytolacca dodecandra gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Recommendation Effective insecticides and botanicals were recommended for integrated fall armyworm management in smallholder farming.