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Enhancement of cocoon yield in silkworm, Bombyx mori.L. by protein supplementation in shoot rearing

Volume : 89
Issue: Jul-sep
Pages: 400 - 402
Published: June 18, 2023
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Abstract


Two laboratory experiments were conducted during winter 2000 to study the effect of fortification of mulberry leaves and shoot with soyaflour on the larval and cocoon characters in a bivoltine race NB4D2 and a cross breed, PMXNB4D2 of silkworm, Bombyx mori. Soyaflour @ 5 g and 10 g kg of shoot was compared with 10 g kg' of leaves.

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400 - 402
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

Keywords


Bombyx mori Soyaflour Fortification Shoot and leaf rearing Cross breeds Bivoltine race Economic characters.
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