Tested compound | Concentration | No. of snails before treatment | No. of live snails after treatment | Population reduction% | ||
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Total | Mean ± SD | Total | Mean ± SD | |||
Control | – | 247 | 24.7 ± 9.3b | 192 | 19.2 ± 7.3b | – |
Sodium carbonate | 80 g/L | 338 | 33.8 ± 11.1a | 40 | 4.4 ± 1.6c | 84.6 |
Sodium nitrite | 150 g/L | 394 | 39.4 ± 11.3a | 59 | 5.9 ± 3.3c | 80.8 |
Methomyl | 20 mL/L | 234 | 23.4 ± 2.2b | 48 | 4.8 ± 5.0c | 73.7 |
LSD | 7.36 |