Table 1.
Proximate composition analysis (% ± SE) of different host plants used as feed for S. frugiperda larvae.
| Host Plants | Proximate Nutritional Contents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | Crude Protein | Crude Fibre | Dry Matter | Crude Fat | |
| Castor bean | 10.74 ± 0.13 b | 23.48 ± 0.13 a | 11.20 ± 0.25 d | 43.65 ± 0.15 a | 4.05 ± 0.10 b |
| Cotton | 9.17 ± 1.20 c | 12.30 ± 0.38 d | 9.36 ± 0.32 e | 26.47 ± 0.24 c | 9.50 ± 0.17 a |
| Maize | 12.13 ± 0.15 a | 21.53 ± 0.26 b | 28.77 ± 0.33 b | 36.17 ± 0.20 b | 3.77 ± 0.06 bc |
| Okra | 11.67 ± 0.15 a | 11.33 ± 0.20 d | 11.13 ± 0.18 d | 18.27 ± 0.15 e | 3.27 ± 0.1 c |
| Cabbage | 9.45 ± 0.40 c | 18.60 ± 0.17 c | 21.70 ± 0.17 c | 15.80 ± 0.13 e | 0.87 ± 0.09 e |
| Sugarcane | 6.67 ± 0.28 d | 4.57 ± 0.18 e | 33.20 ± 0.15 a | 23.24 ± 0.14 d | 1.63 ± 0.03 d |
| Df1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Df2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| F-value | 110.7 | 1149.4 | 1742.8 | 1154.3 | 292.9 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Means in the columns sharing similar letters are not significantly different according to the Duncan multiple range (DMR) test at p > 0.05.