1Center of Integrative Health, Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Tibanga, Iligan City, Philippines
2Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Studies, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Tibanga, Iligan City, Philippines
3School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Tibanga, Iligan City, Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Tibanga, Iligan City, Philippines
*Corresponding authors' E-mail : henslyjoy.labonete@g.msuiit.edu.ph
Online published on 27 June, 2024.
This study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of the biology, impact, distribution, and management of FAW in the country using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Fifteen unique peer-reviewed journal articles, with high (≥ 0.80) to moderate-high (0.66 -0.79) methodological quality (MMAT) from 2018 to 2023 were selected from electronic searching databases (ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Wiley Online Library) and expanded search (Google Scholar and ResearchGate) between October, 2023 to January, 2024. FAW populations in the Philippines have corn-strain (CS) dominant polymorphism, protogynous sexual dimorphism in the timing of emergence (SDT), notorious migratory range, a large extent of crop damage, and evident ecological adaptability to thrive in a wide range of host plants, including feeding on preferred crops and refuge host weed species. The life cycle duration of FAW is significantly different (ANOVA: p-value ≤ 0.001; Tukey’s HSD: p-value ≤ 0.001) on various host plant diets, with the shortest duration on primary host corn (Zea mays).
Corn, Crop protection, Fall armyworm, FAW, TPPD
