Table 5.
General Combining ability of diapause experienced and nondiapause parental strains for morphometric parameters of various developmental stages of C. partellus.
| Parental populations and their crosses (×) | Larval length (mm) | Head capsule width (mm) | Larval weight (mg) | Female pupal weight (mg) | Male pupal weight (mg) | Female adult weight (mg) | Male adult weight (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD × HD | −0.22 | −0.01 | −0.46 | −1.49** | −0.42 | −3.30** | −0.42 |
| PHD × PHD | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.06** | 0.06 | −0.93* | 0.06 |
| AD × AD | 0.46** | 0.02** | 2.40** | 3.77** | 2.18** | 3.95** | 2.18** |
| PAD × PAD | −0.31* | −0.01* | −1.80* | −2.66** | −1.68** | −0.96* | −1.68** |
| ND × ND | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.94 | −0.69* | −0.14 | 1.24** | −0.14 |
| Gi-Gj | 0.92** | 0.03** | 5.00** | 2.45** | 2.76** | 3.34** | 2.76** |
*,** = The GCA values significant at P = 0.05 and 0.01, respectively. HD = Hibernation; PHD = Post-hibernation; AD = Aestivation; PAD = Post-aestivation; ND = Nondiapause.