Table 2. Resistant characteristics of six pine species in 24 weeks post-inoculation with pine wood nematode.

Pine species nc Detection percent of PWNd (%) Death percent (%) PWN densitye Average wilt indexf
Pinus thunbergii 10 80.0a 80.0a 105.05a 3.5a
Pinus koraiensis 9 77.8a 77.8a 153.65a 3.2ab
Pinus densiflora 8 62.5ab 62.5ab 36.04ab 2.9ab
Pinus parviflora 9 22.2ab 22.2ab 83.39ab 1.7ab
Pinus rigida × P. taeda 9 22.2ab 0b 0.27ab 0.9b
Pinus strobus 8 0b 0b 0b 1.0b
Mean 8.8 44.1 40.4 54.67 1.94
Kruskal-Wallis χ2 - 19.761** 25.385*** 20.664*** 23.894***