Quantification of Lcm (Litylenchus crenatae mccannii) extracted from dormant buds of Arbotect 20-S treated and nontreated trees across all study locations approximately 11 months post-treatment. TBZ (thiabendazole); SEM (standard error of the mean).
| Study location | Treatment | n | Lcm/g (SEM)1 | P-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, OH | TBZ | 10 | 179 (108) a3 | 0.3061 |
| Nontreated | 10 | 1,264 (660) a | ||
| Chardon, OH | TBZ | 10 | 9 (4) b | 0.0004 |
| Nontreated | 10 | 869 (383)a | ||
| Hillsborough, NJ | TBZ | 10 | 946 (177) b | 0.0161 |
| Nontreated | 12 | 3,118 (851) a |
↵1 Average number of Lcm per gram of dormant bud tissue 11 months post treatment where the SEM is in parentheses.
↵2 P-value based on one-way analysis of variance conducted for each location independently and where treatment was a fixed effect.
↵3 Levels not connected by the same letter are significantly different for each location independently.