Table 2. Means and range of parents and F_2:3 families derived from cross of CM143 × CM144 at different days after emergence (DAE) for egg count, leaf injury (%) and deadheart (%) after shoot fly infestation.

Parents/ Population	Oviposition (Egg count, EC)a
	5 DAEa		10 DAE		15 DAE
	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean
CM143	0–8	6.0±0.12	0–15	13.0±0.23	10–25	20.0±0.21
CM144	0–13	9.5±0.22	5–25	21.0±0.11	20–50	38.50±0.19
F2:3 families	0–11	7.64±0.13	10–25	17.59±0.08	17–43	28.36±0.16
			CDd	5.186	CVe	9.3
	Leaf injury% (LI)b
	7 DAE		14 DAE		21 DAE
CM143	0–10	7.0±0.114	0–15	13.0±0.167	15.0–25.0	18.0±0.104
CM144	0–15.0	12.0±0.126	25.0–35.0	27.0±0.118	35.0–45.0	41.0±0.234
F2:3 families	0–20.0	10.295±0.132	10–45.0	22.804±0.23	15.0–55.0	32.71±0.194
			CD	12.492	CV	19.24
	Deadheart% (DH)c
	7 DAE		14 DAE		21 DAE
CM143	0–5.0	1.0±0.216	5.0–10	7.0±0.109	10.0–15.0	13.0±0.134
CM144	0–10.0	4.0±0.109	15.0–20.0	18.0±0.094	25.0–30.0	28.0±0.122
F2:3 families	0–10.0	2.425±0.301	5.0–25.0	12.158±0.134	10.0–35.0	18.92±0.137
			CD	10.734	CV	31.97

^aEgg count was recorded at an interval of 5 days i.e. at 5 days after emergence (DAE), 10 DAE and 15 DAE

^b&cLeaf injury and deadheart were recorded at an interval of 7 days i.e. at 7 DAE, 14 DAE and 21 DAE and were expressed in terms of percentage

^dCD: Critical difference

^eCV: Coefficient of variation