This CORTEZ_2024_PGPR_SPODOPTERA_LITURA_DATA_readme.txt file was generated on 2024-05-17 by AMADO O. CORTEZ, JR.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria modulate induced corn defense against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

2. Author Information
   A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
   Name: Amado O. Cortez, Jr.
   Institution: National Chung Hsing University
   Address: 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung City 402, Taiwan
   Email: cortezamadojr@gmail.com

   B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
   Name: Naoko Yoshinaga
   Institution: Kyoto University
   Address: Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
   Email: yoshinaga.naoko.5v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

   C. Alternate Contact Information
   Name: Dr. Shaw-Yhi Hwang
   Institution: National Chung Hsing University
   Address: 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung City 402, Taiwan
   Email: oleander@dragon.nchu.edu.tw

3. Date of data collection (range) Jul 2022 to February 2023

4. Geographic location of data collection Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: N/A

SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: N/A
2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Publication in the Journal of Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A
4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A
5. Was data derived from another source? No
6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Cortez Jr., Amado et al. (2024), Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria modulate induced corn defense against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List:

• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_VOC.CSV UTF-8: Data for Table 1 in the corresponding manuscript. The dataset includes the relative percentile of volatile compounds detected in the PGPR-inoculated and non-inoculated corn plants analyzed using GC-MS.
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_survival_weight.CSV UTF-8: Data for Figure 1 in the corresponding manuscript. The dataset includes survival percentage and weight of S. litura larvae after feeding on PGPR-treated and untreated corn leaves.
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR.CSV UTF-8: Data for Figure 2 in the corresponding manuscript. The dataset includes the relative growth rate of S. litura fed with PGPR-treated and untreated corn leaves after 18 days of rearing.
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_feeding_preference.CSV UTF-8: Data for Figures 3 in the corresponding manuscript. The dataset includes the feeding preference (choice and no-choice test) of S. litura larvae reared on PGPR-treated and untreated corn leaves.
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_leaf_C/N_contents.CSV UTF-8: Data for Figure 4 in the corresponding manuscript.The dataset includes the leaf carbon and nitrogen contents of PGPR-treated and untreated corn plants.
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_female_oviposition_preference.CSV UTF-8: Data for Figure 5 in the corresponding manuscript. The dataset includes the oviposition preference (choice and no-choice tests) of female S. litura adults reared on PGPR-treated and untreated corn plants.

1. Relationship between files, if important: N/A
2. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A
3. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See the Manuscript: Cortez Jr., Amado et al. (2024), Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria modulate induced corn defense against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
2. Methods for processing the data: See the Manuscript: Cortez Jr., Amado et al. (2024), Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria modulate induced corn defense against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: The datasets were interpreted using the SPSS statistical software package version 20.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) and analyzed following the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and a non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis rank sums test method.
4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A
5. Environmental/experimental conditions: N/A
6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: N/A
7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Amado O. Cortez, Jr., Naoko Yoshinaga, Naoki Mori, and Shaw-Yhi Hwang

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

1. Number of variables:

• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_VOC.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 10 (dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_survival.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 1 (dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_weight.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 1 (dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR_18_days-rearing.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 1 (dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR_5_days-rearing.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 1 (dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_feeding_preference.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 2 (dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_leaf_C/N_contents.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variables), 3 (dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_female_oviposition_preference.CSV UTF-8: 1 (independent variable), 2 (dependent variables)

1. Number of cases/rows:

• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_VOC.CSV UTF-8: 16
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_survival.CSV UTF-8: 16
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_weight.CSV UTF-8: 31
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR_18_days-rearing.CSV UTF-8: 16
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR_5_days-rearing.CSV UTF-8: 31
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_feeding_preference.CSV UTF-8: 17
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_leaf_C/N_contents.CSV UTF-8: 17
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_female_oviposition_preference.CSV UTF-8: 17

1. Variable List:

• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_VOC.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variable), Sulcatone, Octanal, Decane, Linalool, Nonanal, Cyclohexanol, Decanal, Caryophyllene, Geranylacetone, Nerolidol (dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_survival.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variable), larval survival percentage (dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_weight. CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variable), larval weight (dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_RGR_days-rearing.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variables), relative growth rate of larvae (Dependent variable)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_larval_feeding_preference.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variables), Percentage leaf damage area (choice and no-choice test) (Dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_leaf_C/N_contents.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variables), Carbon rate, Nitrogen rate, C/N ratio (Dependent variables)
• PGPR_Spodoptera litura_dataset_female_oviposition_preference.CSV UTF-8: PGPR (Independent variables), Number of eggs laid (choice and no-choice test) (Dependent variables)

1. Missing data codes: N/A
2. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: PGPR: Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria, VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds, C/N: Carbon/Nitrogen