Claim · model-written summary
Velvetbean caterpillar larval weight gain peaked at B:Zn:Fe 0:20:80 with linear response.
- Taxon
- Soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Treatment
- mineral proportione0
- Interactor
- velvetbean caterpillar
Anticarsia gemmatalise0pest - Outcome
- Weight gain by velvetbean caterpillar larvaee0
- Direction
- peakinge0
- Value
- B:Zn:Fe = 0:20:80e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Weight gain by velvetbean caterpillar larvae, whose feeding was terminated at 6 d, showed a linear response to mineral proportion (adjusted r2 = 0.49), peaking at B:Zn:Fe = 0:20:80.”
t0“Soybean”
Title
Leann Beanland; P. Larry Phelan; Seppo Salminen Environmental Entomology 2003. doi:10.1603/0046-225x-32.3.641
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- Observation Soybean looper performance was highest on plants without B.
- Observation Mexican bean beetle performance was highest on plants without B.
- Observation Velvetbean caterpillar performance was highest on plants without B.
- Association Soybean looper pupal weight showed predominantly quadratic response determined mainly by B:Fe ratio.
- Association Soybean looper developmental time showed predominantly quadratic response to B:Fe ratio.
- Association Mexican bean beetle adult weight showed a cubic response with interactions among all three minerals.
- Association Mexican bean beetle developmental time showed a cubic response with interactions among all three minerals.
- Association Soybean shoot growth was described by a reduced cubic model with adjusted r2 0.83.
- Intervention effect Soybeans grew poorly without B.
- Observation Soybeans grew best at intermediate mineral proportions.
- Observation Herbivores performed relatively poorly on soybean plants grown at intermediate proportions.
- Association Zn effects on plant growth and herbivore development depended on the ratio of B and Fe.