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 genotypes	Cocoon weight (g)	Pupal weight (g)	Shell weight (g)	Silk ratio (%)
200390	3.23^c	2.23^c	0.44^bc	13.62^ab
Abaro	3.16^b	2.33^b	0.43^a	13.61^a
219645	3.26^a	2.46^a	0.45^b	13.80^ab
106564	3.09^d	2.13^d	0.42^c	13.59^b
212631	3.12^b	2.21^c	0.41^c	13.14^a
219650	3.20^a	2.16^b	0.43^a	13.44^ab
219682	3.14^b	2.22^c	0.41^c	13.06^a
219671	3.21^c	2.18^d	0.42^c	13.08^a
Wolenchite	3.08^d	2.12^d	0.40^c	13.13^a
Local tepi	3.21^a	2.20^c	0.43^a	13.40^b
value	0.0001	0.0001	0.0005	0.157
CV (%)	1.7959	1.1541	4.3153	2.306

The means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at (the Tukey test).