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Table 3 Number of new F1 progenies, grain weight loss and frass weight generated by Sitophilus oryzae in ten rice brands

From: Susceptibility of ten rice brands to weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and their influence on the insect and infestation rate

Serial number

Rice brands

Number of emerged F1 progeniesa

Weight loss (%)

Weight of frass (g)

1

Royale stallion

11.00 ± 1.22ab

20.08 ± 0.0750ab

0.00 ± 0.0000b

2

Mama royale

18.25 ± 3.79a

19.73 ± 0.1665abc

0.21 ± 0.1091ab

3

Parboiled rice

6.75 ± 1.25b

20.08 ± 0.0862ab

0.00 ± 0.0000b

4

Mama gold

9.50 ± 1.66ab

20.36 ± 0.1285ab

0.19 ± 0.0211ab

5

White rice

14.75 ± 1.25ab

20.53 ± 0.9844a

0.00 ± 0.0000b

6

Super eagle

18.75 ± 6.34a

18.86 ± 0.3037c

0.41 ± 0.2807a

7

Indian rice

5.50 ± 1.19b

16.68 ± 0.0377d

0.01 ± 0.0004b

8

Champion rice

14.25 ± 5.57ab

19.38 ± 0.2266bc

0.14 ± 0.0438ab

9

Abakiliki

15.00 ± 2.68ab

19.55 ± 0.1190abc

0.16 ± 0.0401ab

10

Mama Africa

13.00 ± 2.94ab

19.45 ± 0.2594bc

0.15 ± 0.0581ab

 

F statistic

F9,30 = 1.81

F9,30 = 9.680

F9,30 = 1.73

 

P value

0.11

 < 0.0001

0.125

  1. Data are means ± SEM of four replications
  2. Mean values in a column with same letter are not significantly different by HSD (α = 0.05)