TABLE 4 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 4: Effect of different castor genotypes on cocoon, pupal and shell weight, and silk ratio. Castor genotypesCocoon weight (g)Pupal weight (g)Shell weight (g)Silk ratio (%)2003903.23c2.23c0.44bc13.62abAbaro3.16b2.33b0.43a13.61a2196453.26a2.46a0.45b13.80ab1065643.09d2.13d0.42c13.59b2126313.12b2.21c0.41c13.14a2196503.20a2.16b0.43a13.44ab2196823.14b2.22c0.41c13.06a2196713.21c2.18d0.42c13.08aWolenchite3.08d2.12d0.40c13.13aLocal tepi3.21a2.20c0.43a13.40bPvalue0.0001 ∗0.0001 ∗0.0005 ∗0.157CV (%)1.79591.15414.31532.306 Th e means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P <0.05 (the Tukey test).