Yam Varieties

Duration of stage (days) ± s.e

Mean eggs laid by 50 adult females

Mean longevity of 50 adult females

D. rotundata var. Pona

497.0 ± 5.5

38.1 ± 0.3

D. rotundata var. Labreko

402.8 ± 5.4

36.8 ± 0.6

D. rotundata var. Muchumudu

373.0 ± 7.1

34.9 ± 0.4

D. alata var. Matches

292.0 ± 7.2

34.6 ± 0.3

D. rotundata var. Dente

257.0 ± 6.8

32.9 ± 0.5

lsd (5%)

19.0

1.3

CV (%)

4.0

2.8

P-value

0.017

0.026