Yam Varieties

Duration of stage in days ± s.e.

Total larval developmental period of P. citri males

Mean longevity of 50 adult males

D. rotundata var. Pona

21.3 ± 0.4

2.46 ± 0.04

D. rotundata var. Labreko

23.4 ± 0.2

1.94 ± 0.02

D. rotundata var. Muchumudu

28.1 ± 0.2

1.62 ± 0.02

D. alata var. Matches

28.7 ± 0.2

1.54 ± 0.05

D. rotundata var. Dente

32.0 ± 0.2

1.52 ± 0.04

lsd (5%)

0.7

0.11

CV (%)

2.0

4.5

P-value

0.012

0.014