Agro wastes | Conc. (g) | Mean total no of seeds | Mean no of damaged seeds | Mean % seed damaged | % Weight loss | *(BPI) |
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Rice husk | 0.1 | 170.67 | 11.00 ± 2.08a | 6.45 ± 1.23b | 5.50 ± 1.04b | 9.13 ± 1.74ab |
Groundnut pod | 165.67 | 8.33 ± 4.37a | 5.09 ± 2.78ab | 4.17 ± 2.19ab | 7.21 ± 1.90a | |
Cowpea pod | 167.33 | 5.33 ± 1.45a | 2.79 ± 1.00a | 3.20 ± 0.88ab | 3.95 ± 1.42a | |
Maize cob | 169.33 | 13.67 ± 13.67a | 7.95 ± 1.94b | 1.20 ± 0.35a | 11.2 ± 0.26b | |
Rice husk | 0.2 | 170.00 | 7.67 ± 1.45b | 4.51 ± 0.86b | 4.67 ± 1.48b | 6.40 ± 1.22b |
Groundnut pod | 171.00 | 4.00 ± 2.08b | 2.34 ± 1.22b | 2.00 ± 1.04ab | 3.32 ± 1.72ab | |
Cowpea pod | 167.67 | 4.33 ± 0.67b | 2.57 ± 0.35b | 2.55 ± 0.35ab | 3.64 ± 0.50ab | |
Maize cob | 167.67 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | |
Rice husk | 0.3 | 170.67 | 4.67 ± 0.88b | 2.73 ± 0.51b | 2.33 ± 0.44b | 3.87 ± 072b |
Groundnut pod | 174.67 | 2.33 ± 1.86ab | 1.28 ± 0.99ab | 1.17 ± 0.93ab | 1.81 ± 0.40ab | |
Cowpea pod | 167.67 | 3.00 ± 0.00ab | 1.79 ± 0.04b | 1.78 ± 0.33b | 2.53 ± 0.05ab | |
Maize cob | 172.67 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | |
Rice husk | 0.4 | 172.33 | 1.33 ± 0.67ab | 0.79 ± 0.39ab | 0.67 ± 0.33a | 1.11 ± 0.56ab |
Groundnut pod | 172.33 | 0.67 ± 0.67a | 0.41 ± 0.41a | 0.33 ± 0.33a | 0.58 ± 0.58a | |
Cowpea pod | 164.33 | 2.67 ± 0.33b | 1.62 ± 0.19b | 1.62 ± 0.19b | 2.29 ± 0.27b | |
Maize cob | 168.33 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | |
Rice husk | 0.5 | 171.00 | 0.67 ± 0.67a | 0.39 ± 0.39a | 0.33 ± 0.33a | 0.56 ± 0.56ab |
Groundnut pod | 169.67 | 0.33 ± 0.33a | 0.20 ± 0.20a | 0.17 ± 0.17a | 0.29 ± 0.29a | |
Cowpea pod | 168.33 | 2.00 ± 0.58b | 1.19 ± 0.35b | 1.20 ± 0.35b | 1.69 ± 0.50b | |
Maize cob | 167.67 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | |
Control | 0.00 | 169.67 | 120.00 ± 0.00c | 70.59 ± 0.00c | 60.00 ± 0.00c |  ≥ 50.00 ± 0.00c |