Yam varieties | Duration of stage (days) ±s.e | ||||
Incubation Period | Instar I | Instar II | Instar III | Total developmental period | |
D. rotundata var. Pona | 10.8 ± 0.2 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 6.9 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.2 | 24.4 ± 0.2 |
D. rotundata var. Labreko | 11.0 ± 0.2 | 9. 6 ± 0.2 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 9.9 ± 0.1 | 26.7± 0.2 |
D. rotundata var. Muchumudu | 11.1 ± 0.3 | 11.1 ± 0.2 | 9.6± 0.2 | 11.2 ± 0.2 | 31.9 ± 0.5 |
D. alata var. Matches | 11.2 ± 0.2 | 11.2 ± 0.2 | 9.8 ± 0.1 | 11.6 ± 0.2 | 32.7 ± 0.3 |
D. rotundata var. Dente | 11.4 ± 0.2 | 12.8 ± 0.3 | 11.2 ± 0.1 | 12.9 ± 0.1 | 37.0 ± 0.5 |
lsd (5%) | 0.69 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
CV (%) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
P-value | 0.44 | 0.027 | 0.033 | 0.015 | 0.012 |