Table 2.
Mean (± S.E.) relative growth rate, absolute increment of FAW larvae, female fecundity, and percentage egg hatchability on six maize genotypes, at Katumani, Kenya, in 2019.
| Maize type | Genotype | Relative growth rate at 12 days (day−1) | Absolute increment (mg day−1) | Female fecundity | Egg Hatchability (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolerant | CKH191221 | 0.185 ± 0.0028b | 20.5 ± 0.46a | 547.7 ± 67.43a | 56.21 ± 5.85a |
| CKHFAW180294 | 0.178 ± 0.0024a | 22.2 ± 0.46b | 769.5 ± 69.45b | 55.15 ± 5.28a | |
| Commercial | WE2115 | 0.199 ± 0.0027c | 25.6 ± 0.52d | 955.2 ± 60.01c | 66.53 ± 5.48b |
| CKH10717 | 0.194 ± 0.0029c | 26.9 ± 0.48e | 1136.3 ± 71.01d | 82.17 ± 3.36c | |
| OPV | ZM523 | 0.201 ± 0.0023d | 23.7 ± 0.56c | 748.0 ± 69.60b | 70.87 ± 5.19b |
| KDV4 | 0.201 ± 0.0023d | 28.3 ± 0.47f | 802.1 ± 85.55bc | 91.52 ± 1.19d | |
| F-value df P |
5.57 5,10 0.0104 |
12.46 5,10 0.0019 |
0.42 5,10 0.0043 |
4.14 5,10 0.0269 |
Means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different according to Tukey’s HSD test at P ≤ 0.05.