Grass species PCR status Proportion
of infection
Total
0 1
Brachiariabrizantha 71(0.8452) 13(0.1548) 13(16.0000) 84
Cenchrusciliaris 0 1(1.0000) 1(1.2000) 1
Cymbopogonnardus 2(1.0000) 0 0 2
Cynodondactylon 55(0.6395) 31(0.3605) 31(38.3000) 86
Digitariascalarum 286(0.9533) 14(0.0467) 14(17.3000) 300
Echinichloapyramidalis 2(1.0000) 0 0 2
Eleusineindica 6(0.7500) 2(0.2500) 2(2.5000) 8
Eragrostiscurvula 4(1.0000) 0 0 4
Hyparrheniapilgerama 6(1.0000) 0 0 6
Other 65(0.8784) 9(0.1216) 9(11.1000) 74
Panicum maximum 28(0.8750) 4(0.1250) 4(4.9000) 32
Pennisetumpolystachion 5(1.0000) 0 0 5
Pennisetumpurpureum 1(1.0000) 0 0 1
Poverty grass 24(0.8000) 6(0.2000) 6(7.4000) 30
R.cochinchinensis 1(1.0000) 0 0 1
Setariaincrassata 2(0.6667) 1(0.3333) 1(1.2000) 3
Sorghumversicolor 2(1.0000) 0 0 2
Sporoboluspyramidalis 4(1.0000) 0 0 4
Themedatriada 1(1.0000) 0 0 1
Total 565 81 81(100) 646
Chi square test 75.787(a)      
df 18      
Likelihood Ratio 68.054      
P Value (≤0.05) 0.0001      
Table 3: Total grass species, their phytoplasma statuses and the proportions of infection.