Table 4 Effect on nymphal development, mortality and adult emergence in transgenic and control cotton lines under no-choice conditions during 2021 and 2022

Transgenic line A

26.00 ± 0.71^B

(5.10 ± 0.07)

21.80 ± 1.24^D

(4.66 ± 0.13)

48.00 ± 0.89^A

56.40 ± 2.48^A

17.00 ± 0.71^C

(4.12 ± 0.09)

18.60 ± 1.03^E

(4.13 ± 0.12)

66.00 ± 0.89^A

62.80 ± 2.06^A

34.00 ± 1.10^D

37.20 ± 2.06^E

Transgenic line B

27.00 ± 0.45^B

(5.20 ± 0.04)

21.20 ± 1.16^D

(4.60 ± 0.13)

46.00 ± 0.55^AB

57.60 ± 2.32^A

19.00 ± 0.89^C

(4.35 ± 0.10)

19.40 ± 1.44^DE

(4.39 ± 0.16)

62.00 ± 1.14^B

61.20 ± 2.87^AB

38.00 ± 1.14^C

38.80 ± 2.87^DE

Transgenic line C

28.00 ± 1.76^B

(5.28 ± 0.16)

25.80 ± 3.15^CD

(5.05 ± 0.29)

44.00 ± 0.89^BC

48.40 ± 6.31^AB

23.00 ± 0.84^B

(4.79 ± 0.09)

24.00 ± 3.16^BCD

(4.86 ± 0.31)

54.00 ± 1.48^C

52.00 ± 6.32^BCD

46.00 ± 1.05^B

48.00 ± 6.32^BCD

Transgenic line D

32.00 ± 1.30^A

(5.65 ± 0.11)

24.20 ± 1.93^D

(4.90 ± 0.19)

36.00 ± 1.26^D

51.60 ± 3.87^A

27.00 ± 0.71^A

(5.19 ± 0.07)

22.60 ± 2.01^CDE

(4.74 ± 0.21)

46.00 ± 1.52^D

54.80 ± 4.03^ABC

54.00 ± 1.84^A

45.20 ± 4.03^CDE

Control line—Non-transgenic

29.00 ± 1.61^AB

(5.38 ± 0.15)

29.40 ± 1.08^BC

(5.42 ± 0.10)

42.00 ± 0.89^C

41.20 ± 2.15^BC

24.00 ± 0.84^B

(4.90 ± 0.09)

27.40 ± 0.68^B

(5.23 ± 0.07)

52.00 ± 1.18^C

45.20 ± 1.36^D

48.00 ± 0.71^B

54.80 ± 1.36^B

Control line—Resistant

28.00 ± 1.58^B

(5.28 ± 0.15)

32.60 ± 0.87^AB

(5.71 ± 0.08)

44.00 ± 0.63^BC

34.80 ± 1.74^CD

23.00 ± 1.14^B

(4.79 ± 0.12)

26.40 ± 0.87^BC

(5.14 ± 0.08)

54.00 ± 1.58^C

47.20 ± 1.74^CD

46.00 ± 0.71^B

52.80 ± 1.74^BC

Control line—Susceptible

32.00 ± 1.14^A

(5.65 ± 0.10)

36.00 ± 0.32^A

(6.00 ± 0.03)

36.00 ± 1.58^D

28.00 ± 0.63^D

28.00 ± 0.55^A

(5.29 ± 0.05)

33.40 ± 0.81^A

(5.78 ± 0.07)

44.00 ± 1.10^D

33.20 ± 1.62^E

56.00 ± 1.58^A

66.80 ± 1.62^A

F value

3.30

11.57

21.30

11.77

22.93

9.56

37.49

9.54

41.78

9.54

P value for F test

 < 0.01

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001