Suraksha Chanotra, S. T. Anil Kumar, Dharavath Saicharan, R. Ravikumara, Lopa Mudra Guha & M. Maheswari·Asian Journal of Biology·2026
The Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis, is extensively recognised for its production of the distinctive golden Muga silk. Nevertheless, its reliance on a limited range of host plants, primarily Persea bombycina (Som) and Litsea monopetala (Soalu), presents significant concerns r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i6662
Muga, the golden silk, is the world’s costliest natural fiber, produced by the sericigenous insect Antheraea assamensis Helfer (Saturniidae: Lepidoptera). Among the host plants, Som (Persea bombycina Kost.) and Soalu (Litsea polyantha Roxb.) serve as primary food sources, while D...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i123937
Mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori L. is the only silkworm having monophagous feeding habit with mulberry as the sole food material. Larval body of the silkworm constitutes silk gland as one of the main body organs that accounts for 60% of the body weight during 5th instar and acts as...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71081
Morus spp. exhibits wide variation in leaf morphology among different species and accessions within the same species. Some of the important silent morphological characteristics pertaining to mulberry leaf and fruit have been selected for the current study. Among all the ten selec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i52825
An experiment was undertaken to analyse the impact of fluctuating climateon growth and development of mulberry cuttings (T-1), saplings (T-2), wild tree (T-3) and cultivated tree (control) of the same variety (Chakmajra). Various growth parameters like survivability percentage, r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121509
Vermicompost is one of the most essential and efficient organic manure commonly applied to the mulberry field in most the advance sericulture countries. Vermicompost is the one of the beneficial biotechnology is the bioconversion of organic waste into useful form. In the current...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i122088
The current study was formulated to analyse the impact of different biodegradable and synthetic mulches on growth and yield parameters of mulberry plant. Among the selected parameters survival rate of mulberry plants was recorded to be maximum in T-2 i.e, paddy straw and husk as...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232549
Bivoltine silk produced in Jammu and Kashmir is well recognized on global context but even though having most congenial climatic conditions, the raw silk yield is quite low. The reasons can be attributed to lack of awareness on proper rearing practices among the farmers and adopt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031129
The growth and development of the silkworm, Bombyx mori and the cocoon crop are influenced by the yield and nutritional value of the mulberry leaf used as feed. It is true that there are disparities in leaf quality between mulberry genotypes, which explain the variations in silkw...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242715
In response to the ambient temperature, insects' physiology and behaviour change just like those of all other living things. For this investigation, the FC1 X FC2 double hybrid silkworm strain/breed was used. The larvae were collected on the third day of their fifth instar and pu...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i484032
The most significant economic sector is sericulture, which has a variety of entrepreneurship opportunities and the ability to increase regular periodicity of economic returns. The effective rate of rearing and the techniques used during the rearing stage are the most crucial fact...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031142
The impact of HS on larval growth and development, ERR, cocoon characteristics and biochemical elements of carbohydrate content was investigated using FC2 X FC1 bivoltine hybrid silkworm breed. On the third day of the fifth instar, the FC2 X FC1 bivoltine hybrid was treated to HS...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030932
It is well-known fact that hybrid selection plays a critical role in the success and sustainability of sericulture operations. Therefore, evaluating bivoltine hybrids in a region like Jammu and Kashmir (JK) serves specific purposes to the local economy and agricultural practices....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71098