The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, has moved from a sericultural resource to an engineered production host for recombinant proteins, virus-like particles, functional silk, and, more recently, heterologous biosynthetic products. Its appeal is biologically distinctive: larvae...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94375
The host plant under the genus Morus is highly considered for rearing of silkworm. Apart from the rearing, the mulberry plant can be utilized in many valuable purposes. Among the plant parts, the mulberry fruit is highly nutritious. Mulberry fruits can be made available in the fo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92943
The sericulture industry, while technologically evolving and economically valuable, presents substantial waste management challenges across its production chain—from mulberry cultivation to post-reeling processing. The accumulation of biodegradable waste like silkworm litter, pup...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83698
The experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2019-20 at the Instructional-cum-Research Farm of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, to evaluate the effects of irrigation scheduling and sulphur fertilisation on growth parameters, crop growth rate (CGR), water use eff...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104440
Mulberry sericulture serves as a vital economic backbone for rural communities across Northeast India, yet it faces significant challenges from Uzi fly (Exorista bombycis Louis) infestations, which cause substantial economic losses. Climate variability, including shifts in temper...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82822