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Table 3 Correlation matrix of natural incidence of Metarhizium rileyi under field conditions during study period

From: Studies on mycosis of Metarhizium (Nomuraea) rileyi on Spodoptera frugiperda infesting maize in Andhra Pradesh, India

Parameters

FAW (%)

Rainfall

Tmax

Tmin

RH I

RH II

MR (%)

FAW (%)

1

− 0.028

− 0.194

0.233

− 0.168

− 0.235

0.854

Rainfall

− 0.028

1

0.305

0.772

0.414

0.490

− 0.318

Temp. max

− 0.194

0.305

1

0.400

− 0.136

0.201

− 0.358

Temp. min

0.233

0.772

0.400

1

− 0.009

0.687

0.075

RH I

− 0.168

0.414

− 0.136

− 0.009

1

− 0.024

− 0.466

RH II

− 0.235

0.490

0.201

0.687

− 0.024

1

− 0.194

MR (%)

0.854

− 0.318

− 0.358

0.075

− 0.466

− 0.194

1

  1. Temp. max, maximum temperature; Temp. min, minimum temperature; RHI, relative humidity forenoon session; RH II, relative humidity afternoon session; MR, M. rileyi% infestation