Claim · model-written summary
Silicon did not negatively alter M. spectabilis biological parameters or diminish its population.
- Taxon
- M. spectabilis
Mahanarva spectabilise0 - Treatment
- silicone1
- Outcome
- biological parameters of M. spectabilise0
- Direction
- did not negatively altere0
- Qualifier
- or diminish its populatione0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“These inducers did not negatively alter the biological parameters of M. spectabilis or diminish its population.”
e1“silicon and nitric oxide inducers were not sufficient to lessen this damage”
Title
Roberta Alvarenga; Alexander M Auad; Jair C Moraes; et al. Pest Management Science 2019. doi:10.1002/ps.5450
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Intervention effect Mahanarva spectabilis nymphs and adults caused significant forage grass damage.
- Intervention effect Silicon did not sufficiently lessen damage through forage grass growth and development.
- Intervention effect Nitric oxide did not sufficiently lessen damage through forage grass growth and development.
- Intervention effect Nitric oxide did not negatively alter M. spectabilis biological parameters or diminish its population.
- Intervention effect Silicon treatment increased forage grass phenolic concentrations.
- Intervention effect Adult insect attack increased forage grass phenolic concentrations.
- Method / resource Phenolic concentrations were not useful for predicting spittlebug resistance.
- Recommendation The authors recommend further study of silicon-induced physiological and biochemical changes.
- Recommendation Silicon and nitric oxide applications are not currently viable for effective economical M. spectabilis management on Brachiaria ruziziensis.
- Recommendation Silicon and nitric oxide applications are not currently viable for effective economical M. spectabilis management on Pennisetum purpureum.
- Recommendation Silicon and nitric oxide applications are not currently viable for effective economical M. spectabilis management on Digitaria sp.