The study was conducted during 2024–25 at the Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, to evaluate the seasonal incidence of thrips and identify resistant accessions among one hundred mulberry accessions. Thrips populations were recorded under natural field conditions dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i35314
Mulberry (Morus spp.) is an economically vital perennial plant in sericulture, cultivated primarily for its foliage which serves as the exclusive food for the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.). Understanding floral morphology and reproductive biology is critical for the development of ef...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83695
Information regarding the nature of gene action controlling the yield and its related traits is crucial for designing an effective breeding strategy. With this aim, a study was carried out to assess the genetic control and variation among lines and testers for seedling attributes...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i81395
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
Nutritional indices help to find out the quantity of leaf required to produce the silk. It also helps to study conversion rate of ingested food by the silkworm, so that we can analyze the distribution rate of mulberry intake in silkworm for various factors like growth rate, silk...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i71370
A study was conducted at the Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2023-24 to evaluate the stability of elite mulberry genotypes across three different seasons. Stability parameters were analyzed to assess the adaptability of these genotypes. A promising and stab...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i74942
An investigation was conducted to assess combining ability for seedling growth parameters in mulberry, using six females and four males crossed in the line × tester mating design at the Department of Sericulture, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Ken...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32100
An investigation was undertaken to study the mean performance of elite mulberry genotypes across different seasons at Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2023-24. Stability parameters were estimated and considered for testing the stability of the mulberry genot...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11907
Mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori nourishes its nutrition from its sole food plant Morus spp. Various biochemical techniques have facilitated the sericulture’s in identifying the most nutritive mulberry variety for obtaining eminent silk. A deficiency of certain nutrients or an imbal...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101470
The present study evaluates the screening of germplasm accession for breeding programme specific with mulberry fruit production. Mulberry plants are heterozygous species due to their wide range of character differences and capacity to adapt to cross-pollination in the absence of...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2024/v25i51150
The present study comprised of thirty- seven mulberry accessions. There are large differences were observed between the minimum and maximum range during rainy season and winter season. Phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV %) was found to be higher than the respective genotypi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5808
Evaluation of mulberry germplasm for growth and yield parameters was carried out during the rainy and winter seasons of 2019-2020 in the Department of Sericulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru-65. The experimental material for the present study comprised o...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i3644
Earthworms and microbes work together to break down organic materials to create vermicompost, a microbiologically active amendment that is high in nutrients. This organic fertilizer is created when earthworms break down organic waste. It provides major advantages for the economy,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i9787
This study aimed to identify the most promising mulberry genotypes for fruit production by evaluating fruit characteristics, biochemical traits and nutritional composition. Eight elite mulberry genotypes were selected from the mulberry germplasm unit at the Department of Sericult...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i91524
Tejaswini R., Kavita Kandpal, Chikkalingaiah, T. S. Manjunatha Swamy, Mohan Kumar, T. L., Pooja Rajendra Dhange, Chandan Manjunath Gunaga & Ashika, S.·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
A study was conducted during Rabi 2022 and Kharif 2023 at the Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore to develop 49 F1 hybrids through the utilization of line × tester mating design. The parents and developed hybrids along with standard check (P...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91274
Prakash Hariwal, Fatima Sadatulla, S. Chandrashekar & Chikkalingaiah·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Soil and climatic condition in which mulberry is grown influences the quality of mulberry, which in return decides the quantitative and qualitative feature of cocoon yield. Mulberry being a vegetative propagated perennial crop; initial establishment is of prime importance. Vegeta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i8545
Information regarding the nature of gene action controlling the yield and yield contributing characters are essential for implementing good breeding program. With this background, a study was conducted to understand the gene action and variance of lines and testers for seedling t...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2024/v39i102141
An assessment of new bivoltine races and their hybrids was conducted to identify the best-performing hybrid. Five thermotolerant pure breeds (B1, B2, B4, B6 and B8) and four popular CSR breeds (CSR2, CSR27, CSR6, CSR26) were used to develop six foundation crosses and eight double...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81216
A field experiment was conducted during 2022-2023 at Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru to study the growth and development of mulberry when irrigated with various proportions of reeling effluent and borewell water along with recommended doses of NPK and FYM. Five tr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i54180
In an aeroponic system, nutrients are directly delivered to the plant roots, which results in the faster growth of crops. Furthermore, aeroponics has been extensively used as a research tool for many difficult-to-propagate plant species. The present investigation shows that the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51770
Peddaramanna Gari Kalpana, Sushmitha C, Sapna J S, Lohithashwa K M & Chikkalingaiah·Advances in Research·2024
Information regarding the nature of gene action controlling the yield and yield contributing characters are essential for implementing good breeding program. Significant differences were observed among all parents for general combining ability was noticed. Analysis of general com...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2024/v25i51162
Bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a multipurpose vegetable renowned for its distinct bitter taste, nutritional richness and potential health benefits. Fourteen different bitter gourd genotypes were evaluated at Department of Horticulture, University of agricultural sciences...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i72188