Table 1 Average feeding efficiencies (Mean ± SE of 3 observations) of S. obliqua Walkar neonates (instar I-VI) on the selected sesame (S. indicum) cultivars (Rama, Shubhra and Amrit) cultivated in 2019

GR (mg/day)

28.825 ± 0.098^a

29.559 ± 0.103

28.932 ± 0.100^a

72,089.445

 < 0.001

CR (mg/day)

78.661 ± 0.113

76.956 ± 0.109

80.655 ± 0.121

87,815.609

 < 0.001

RGR (mg/day)

5.327 ± 0.019

5.184 ± 0.091

5.249 ± 0.019

15,103.875

 < 0.001

CI (mg/day)

14.536 ± 0.080

13.497 ± 0.077

14.632 ± 0.081

13,289.732

 < 0.001

AD (%)

68.641 ± 0.054^a

67.095 ± 0.060

68.988 ± 0.053^a

17,376.226

 < 0.001

ECI (%)

36.645 ± 0.072

38.410 ± 0.080

35.871 ± 0.070

99,493.329

 < 0.001

ECD (%)

53.387 ± 0.147

57.247 ± 0.170

51.997 ± 0.141

39,507.083

 < 0.001

HUE (%)

76.127 ± 0.031^a

75.242 ± 0.034

76.329 ± 0.031^a

17,676.634

 < 0.001

ER (mg/day)

4.558 ± 0.017

4.441 ± 0.017

4.538 ± 0.017

547,250.276

 < 0.001

HCR (mg/day)

19.095 ± 0.098

17.938 ± 0.094

19.170 ± 0.099

21,928.788

 < 0.001

FI

0.012 ± 0.000

0.011 ± 0.000

0.010 ± 0.000

7.818

0.021

GI

3.885 ± 0.031

3.744 ± 0.063

2.176 ± 0.114

10.017

0.012

PSI%

50.451 ± 3.871

62.838 ± 2.904

75.226 ± 1.936

16.946

0.003