Yam Varieties | Duration of stage (days) ± s.e. | ||||
Incubation Period | Instar I | Instar II | Pre-pupa | Pupa | |
D. rotundata var. Pona | 10.5 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.1 |
D. rotundata var. Labreko | 10.7 ± 0.2 | 8.0 ± 0.1 | 10.1 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 |
D. rotundata var. Muchumudu | 10.8 ± 0.3 | 9.7 ± 0.2 | 11.6 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 3.9 ± 0.1 |
D. alata var. Matches | 11.0 ± 0.2 | 10.0 ± 0.2 | 11.8 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.1 |
D. rotundata var. Dente | 11.2 ± 0.2 | 11.5 ± 0.1 | 12.5 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 4.7 ± 0.1 |
lsd (5%) | 0.71 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
CV (%) | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
P-value | 0.330 | 0.031 | 0.017 | 0.028 | 0.019 |