Differential Digestive Amylase Activity in Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. in Relation with Biological and Yield Traits 258
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Author:K.A. Murugesh, S. Mohankumar and C.A. Mahalingam
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:98, Issue:jul-sep
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100291
Abstract
A study was undertaken to ascertain the variability in digestive amylase activity in different
mulberry silkworm races. PA12 recorded the highest larval and cocoon weight (1.52 g and
0.68 g) in a pool of multivoltines tested and CSR2 recorded the highest (3.08 g and 2.49 g)
among bivoltines tested. Among multivoltines, Nistari (1722.5 μg) and CB5 (1648.8 μg) recorded
higher amylase activity and Tamil Nadu White recorded the least. Among bivoltines, the amylase
activity was significantly higher in PAM101 (184.03μg) and NB4D2 (180.42μg). CSR19, CC1, NB7
and CSR18 were on par and showed low digestive amylase activity. Amylase activity in digestive
juice was about 10 to 15 fold higher in multivoltines than bivoltines. Positive significant
correlation (P=0.01) was recorded between digestive amylase activity and effective rate of
rearing (0.812). Negative correlation was recorded between amylase activity, and biological
and yield related traits of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.
Key words : Digestive amylase, Bombyx mori, multivoltine, bivoltine, ERR.