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Table 3 Test results with the reference substance azadirachtin

From: A new ecotoxicological test method for genetically modified plants and other stressors in soil with the black fungus gnat Bradysia impatiens (Diptera): current status of test development and dietary effects of azadirachtin on larval development and emergence rate

Test	Emergence rate				Development time				%MDD
Test	CV in SC [%]	NOEC	LOEC	EC₅₀ (95% CI)	CV in SC [%]	NOEC	LOEC	EC₁₀ (95% CI)	%MDD
RFT	5.2	25	125	160 (132–188)	2.7	25	125	6.19 (0–36.5)	10.5–11.2
CRT1	10.0	74	148	565 (413–717)	3.1	< 37	≤ 37	79.5 (78.8–238)	4.0–4.2
CRT2	22.5	< 37	≤ 37	88.6 (72.3–105)	4.8	< 37	≤ 37	18.7 (7.60–29.9)	5.7–6.1

RFT range-finding test, CRT concentration–response test, CV coefficient of variation, SC solvent control, NOEC no-observed-effect concentration, LOEC lowest-observed-effect concentration, ECx X % effective concentration, CI confidence interval, MDD minimum detectable difference

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