Claim · model-written summary
Cassava leaf area declined without a significant change in leaf dry weight.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae0 - Treatment
- infested with P. manihotie2
- Interactor
- Phenacoccus manihoti
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Phenacoccus manihotie1pest - Outcome
- leaf dry weighte0
- Direction
- without significant changee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“In cassava the decrease in leaf area, without significant change in leaf dry weight, appeared to be due to physiological changes in plants similar to those induced by water stress.”
e1“cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Matt. Ferr.”
e2“plants infested with P. manihoti”
Title
B. Le RÜ; M. Tertuliano International Journal of Pest Management 1993. doi:10.1080/09670879309371826
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect A two-month infestation by 100 mealybugs decreased host plant total leaf area and leaf area ratio.
- Intervention effect Infestation did not modify plant total dry weight, relative growth rate or net assimilation rate.
- Association The leaf area decrease varied by plant species and variety.
- Intervention effect Infestation effects on dry weight differed among plant organs.
- Association Tolerance to the mealybug was unrelated to plant species.