Parameter

Diets

f and P values

D1

(Phaseolus vulgaris )

D2

(Vigna unguiculata)

D3

(Cajanus cajan)

D4

(Maize leaf)

Net reproductive rate (R₀)

543 ± 1.58b

308 ± 1.58c

242 ± 1.58d

728 ± 36.97a

f = 727.79;

P < 0.0001

Generation time (T_c)

28.1 ± 0.16c

31.9 ± 0.16b

35.2 ± 0.16a

26.0 ± 0.16d

f = 3326.67;

P < 0001

Intrinsic rate of increase (r_m)

1.070 ± 0.00b

0.062 ± 0.00d

0.072 ± 0.00c

1.253 ± 0.00a

f = 964.37;

P < 0.0001

Finite rate of increase (λ)

1.053 ± 0.00b

0.053 ± 0.00d

0.062 ± 0.00c

1.093 ± 0.00a

f = 0.54;

P = 0.6559

Doubling time (D_t)

28.6 ± 0.18c

30.3 ± 0.16b

32.7 ± 0.16a

26.3 ± 0.16d

f = 134.71;

P < 0001