Table 2 Main effect of sowing date and insecticide application frequency on A. catalaunalis infestation, yield and yield component of sesame

Sowing dates

 Early sowing

3.9^a

42.32^a

3.704^a

18.83^a

15.64^a

44.24^a

472.3^c

 Mid-sowing

6.622^b

48.71^a

4.519^a

26.88^b

32.93^b

49.92^a

355.7^b

 Late sowing

8.222^c

73.34^b

6.838^b

36.31^c

36.49^b

63.57^b

284.4^a

 SE (±)

1.81

12.993

2.025

7.523

5.507

16.471

34.569

 CV (%)

29

23.7

40.3

27.5

19.4

31.3

9.3

Insecticide application frequencies (F)

 F0

8.6^c

98.38^d

8.024^b

39.77^c

39.74^c

87.3^d

147.2^a

 F1

8.289^c

84.07^c

6.426^b

37.08^c

34.15^b

59.64^c

239.5^b

 F2

5.933^b

43.33^b

4.182^a

21.53^a

23.38^a

52.36b^c

432.6^c

 F3

6^b

35.41^ab

4.156^a

28.9^b

25.96^a

45.54^abc

429.5^c

 F4

5.178^ab

41.44^b

3.885^a

17.92^a

25.49^a

40.63^ab

444.9^c

 F10

3.489^a

26.1^a

3.448^a

18.82^a

21.41^a

30.01^a

531.2^d

 SE (±)

1.81

12.993

2.025

7.53

5.507

16.471

34.569

 CV (%)

29

23.7

40.3

27.5

19.4

31.3

9.3