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Table II
Mean foliar non-structural carbohydrates contents for control and defoliated seedlings across Zones 2 and 3 (Z2, Z3) on D23 of the experiment. LSD homogeneous groupings are identified by letters (α = 0.05). Values were taken from Genstat. TNC = total non-structural carbohydrates.
| Control | Artificial | Insect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content in Z2 (gm− 2) | |||
| Soluble sugars | 4.65 (± 0.82) a | 4.30 (± 0.47) a | 2.72 (± 0.29) b |
| Starch | 1.83 (± 0.28) a | 1.76 (± 0.28) a | 0.99 (± 0.19) b |
| TNC | 6.48 (± 0.98) a | 6.06 (± 0.74) a | 3.7 (± 0.46) b |
| Content in Z3 (gm− 2) | |||
| Soluble sugars | 4.70 (± 1.10) a | 2.79 (± 0.32) b | 3.45 (± 0.89) ab |
| Starch | 1.72 (± 0.57) a | 0.77 (± 0.15) b | 0.64 (± 0.11) b |
| TNC | 6.43 (± 1.65) a | 3.56 (± 0.46) b | 4.09 (± 0.99) b |