TABLE 2.
Nutritional indices in fifth-instar larvae of Glyphodes pyloalis feeding on two concentrations of Wihania somnifera.
Treatment | AD (%) | ECD (%) | ECI (%) | RGR (mg/mg day–1) | CI (mg/mg day–1) | (FDI) (%) |
Control | 56.97 ± 10.46b | 9.12 ± 5.29a | 8.99 ± 1.05a | 0.10 ± 0.01a | 2.95 ± 0.53a | 0c |
T5* | 76.67 ± 7.04ab | -4.90 ± 1.65ab | -20 ± 8.37a | -0.13 ± 0.04b | 3.67 ± 0.86a | 48.13 ± 6.58b |
T15 | 95.59 ± 1.34a | -7.84 ± 1.42b | -198.41 ± 55.55b | -0.2 ± 1.96b | 2.83 ± 0.46a | 87.7 ± 0.98a |
∗T5 = 5% and T15 = 15% Means with the same lowercase letters in a column are not significantly different at P < 0.05 (Tukey’s test). AD, approximate digestibility; ECI, efficiency of conversion of ingested food; ECD, efficiency of conversion of digested food; CI, consumption index; RGR, relative growth rate; FDI, feeding deterrence index.