TABLE 1 in Evaluation of Castor (Ricinus communis L.) Genotypes and Their Feeding Values on Rearing Performance of Eri Silkworm (Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Southwest Ethiopia

TABLE 1: Agronomic performance of castor genotypes under Tepi conditions. Castor genotypes50% emergency dateStand countPlant height at three monthNo. of leaves per plantPrimary number of branchInternodes length50% flowering dateDisease and pest incidence (%)Tepi local12.66ab9.667247.33ab21.33a19.33a11.00ab78.67a13.30a21967113.33ab9.000232.67ab23.33a22.00a9.00ab91.67a10.00ab21968215.33ab7.000232.97ab25.67a25.00a11.33a92.00a10.0ab21965012.00b9.667277.23a23.33a21.33a10.67ab95.67a13.3a20039016.33a9.000216.63b c26.33a21.33a7.33b93.00a13.3aAbaro15.33ab7.667230.33ab25.67a24.00a9.67ab95.67a0.00b21964512.67ab9.667178.90c24.33a24.00a8.33ab95.33a10.00ab10656414.00ab8.333240.70ab24.67a23.67a10.00ab86.33a6.70ab21263114.00ab9.000233.97ab26.00a24.33a9.33ab79.00a13.30aWolenchite14.67ab6.333233.33ab22.67a22.00a10.33ab83.33a13.30aP- value0.0100.6100.0300.0690.0250.0280.3080.210CV (%)1.854.7871.083.182.362.821.355.19 Th e means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P <0.05 (the Tukey test).