Five PGPR consortia were tested for their effects on the polyphagous insect pest Spodoptera exigua in two cotton cultivars. The dataset includes results from oviposition bioassays, larval development monitoring, Y-tube olfactometer tests, and GC-MS analysis of plant volatiles. Author Pascal Mahukpe Ayelo uploaded this 115.9 KB dataset to figshare under a CC0 license.
Use Cases
- Compare oviposition preference of Spodoptera exigua based on PGPR treatment data from no-choice and choice bioassays.
- Analyze larval development metrics such as survival rates and weight gain over time post-infestation.
- Investigate olfactory responses of Spodoptera exigua to PGPR-treated plants using Y-tube olfactometer bioassay results.
- Identify differences in volatile organic compound profiles between treated and untreated cotton plants using GC-MS data.
Strengths
- Data covers five distinct PGPR consortia (TX1, TX2a, TX3, AU8, AU9a) and two cotton cultivars (one susceptible, one resistant).
- Includes multiple experimental measures: egg counts, larval survival counts, larval weights, olfactory choice data, and volatile compound analysis.
- Dataset is openly available under a permissive CC0 1.0 license.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset is small at 115.9 KB, indicating a limited experimental scope.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Experimental data from oviposition bioassays, larval development monitoring, olfactometer tests, and GC-MS analysis of plant volatiles.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-08 15:35:42; freshness should be verified.