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Table 1 Juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita consumed by Fictor composticola

From: Effect of prey density of meloidogyne incognita on the predation efficiency of the predator, fictor composticola (nematoda: diplogasteridae)

Prey density (J2/plate)

% population consumed after

24 hours

48 hours

Mean

250

52.0 (46.36)

80.8 (64.43)

66.4 (55.40)

500

64.5 (54.72)

85.0 (65.67)

74.8 (60.20)

1000

47.6 (42.78)

65.3 (52.74)

56.4 (47.78)

2000

29.0 (33.69)

48.7 (45.56)

38.9 (39.62)

Mean

48.3 (44.39)

69.9 (57.10)

 

CD at 5% for:

   
 

Density = (3.13)

Time = (2.21)

Density x Time = (NS)

  1. Data are mean of 4 replications
  2. Value in parentheses indicate arc sine transformations
  3. Predators released per plate: 2 males and 2 females