Growth and development was studied in the beet armyworm (BAW), Spodoptera exigua, reared on cotton seedlings at high (650 ppm) or ambient (325 ppm) carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels and at 2 fertilizer levels. Under high fertilization, female BAW reared on CO₂-enriched seedlings weighed significantly less (873 mg) than controls (101.0 mg) and had a significantly longer developmental time (14.2 vs. 12.4 days for controls). Male BAW followed the same pattern but the data were not statistically significant. Combined (male & female) survival rates for BAW reared on CO₂-enriched cotton seedlings on a high fertilizer level were 19.1 compared to 41.6 % for controls; more females survived than males by a significant ratio of 2:1.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/204505 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Akey, David H. |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Article |
| Relation | 370072, Series P-72 |
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