Table 3 The mean ± SD effect of cropping pattern and maize variety on the fresh weight of maize cob cultivated in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria under two pheromone heights as a means of determining FAW population dynamics
Infestation | Pheromone trap height | Sole Maize variety | Cassava-Maize variety Intercrop | Mean ± SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OBA Super 98 | White Maize | Yellow Maize | OBA Super 98 | White Maize | Yellow Maize | |||
Fresh weight | 1 m | 119.33 ± 26.16 | 92.67 ± 8.89 | 80.13 ± 13.12 | 176.33 ± 15.72 | 15.13 ± 7.28 | 6.67 ± 2.01 | 82.13 ± 14.31 |
1.5 m | 81.13 ± 14.43 | 13.60 ± 3.44 | 43.60 ± 21.00 | 62.93 ± 14.26 | 191.20 ± 16.44 | 212.40 ± 28.89 | 102.21 ± 12.17 | |
Mean ± SD | 105.23 ± 18.30 | 53.13 ± 15.17 | 61.87 ± 17.31 | 119.63 ± 19.49 | 103.17 ± 14.36 | 109.53 ± 15.45 |  | |