A bioassay was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding pesticide-treated mulberry leaves on cocoon parameters of silkworm hybrid FC2 during the year 2022-23 at the College of Agriculture, Chamarajanagara. Five pesticides which are used for mulberry pest management were appli...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83675
In agriculture, many important crops, technologies and movements are described using terms like "gold" and "silver" to highlight their value. These symbolic names reflect not just their colour, but their impact on health, farming, income and sustainability. To understand the prec...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i81799
Sanjay Hazarika, Basanagouda Jekinakatti, B Karthick Mani Bharathi, Kurru Charitha, Shruthi G H, Kama Ramya Harika, Kishan Kumar R & Tanvi Rahman·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2024
Growing silkworms for the purpose of producing silk is a very old method that dates back thousands of years. Because they are restricted to consuming mulberry leaves, the exploited species of mulberry silkworm, scientifically known as Bombyx mori L., is used to produce silk. Neve...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92802
Silkworm litter, a by-product of sericulture comprising larval excreta, uneaten mulberry leaves, and rearing bed residues, represents a nutrient-rich organic resource with significant potential in the framework of a circular economy. Its diverse applications include use as organi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92866
Sericulture is an agro-industrial endeavour that aims to produce silk thread and textile goods from the cocoons of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Silk primarily consists of two proteins, fibroin and sericin, which represent 75 and 25 percent, respectively. These proteins have wides...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i92309
An investigation was undertaken to study the Genotype × Environment interaction of elite mulberry genotypes across different seasons at Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2023-24. Analysis of variance revealed that significant differences among mulberry genoty...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73341
Sanjay Hazarika, Harish Reddy C., Karthick Mani Bharathi B, Bharath Kumar B M, Basanagouda Jekinakatti, Pawan Saini, S.P. Sharan & Kishan Kumar R·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2024
Human civilization has been intertwined with sericulture—the art and science of producing silk for centuries. The application of nanotechnology to sericulture techniques has created new opportunities to improve the quantity, quality and use of silk in recent decades. This abstrac...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i82763
Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) is a naturally occurring iminosugar primarily found in mulberry (Morus spp.) leaves and is known for its potent α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Due to this property, DNJ plays a significant role in regulating blood glucose levels, making it a promising n...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82706