One of the most important factors determining the larval and cocoon characters of silkworm, Bombyx mori, is the provision of space to the worms during rearing, especially during the 5th instar, when the space requirement of the wormsis maximum. Limitation of space or crowding greatly affects the physiology of worms influencing the cocoon production besides leading ...

The present investigation entitled “Effect of population density on quality cocoon production” was carried out at Division of Sericulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Udheywalla, Jammu and Kashmir. Larval population has a great impact on biology and physiology of insects including silkworm Bombyx mori L. Experiment wa...

Sericulture is an agro-based industry, which suits to rural-based farmers, entrepreneurs, and artisans and require low investment. It has high potential for higher returnsand play vital role in improvement of rural economy in India. The present investigation entitled “Evaluation of factors influencing cocoon productivity in Jammu region” was conducted in three dist...

The present investigation entitled, “EVALUATION OF PROMISING BIVOLTINE HYBRIDS OF SILKWORM,Bombyx mori L.” was carried out at Division of Sericulture SKUAST-Jammu during autumn-2020. Twelve bivoltine silkworm hybrids viz., U-8×PO1, ND3×PO1, PO1×U-8, U-3×U-1, JD6×U-6, U-4×U-6, PO3×ND5, U-6×ND3, ND3×NSP, ND2×NSP, SH6×NB4D2 and FC1×FC2 were selected for the study. The...

The present investigation entitled “Expression of heterosis in relation to food utilization and conversion in silkworm hybrids” was carried out at Division of Sericulture, SKUAST-J, at Udheywalla during spring 2015 and 2016. The experiment was laid out in completely randomized block design with nine treatments, one control and three replications. Data on thirteen c...

The sericin is a unique protein that possesses promising attributes viz., antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, easy absorption and release of moisture, coagulant activity, chemo-protection and protection of solar ultraviolet radiations (UV). In this investigation, an attempt was made to recover sericin from waste cocoons following the standardized protoco...

The present study entitled as “Fortification of mulberry leaves with different proteins and its effect on silkworm, Bombyx mori L.” was carried out at Division of Sericulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, during 2021-2022. To optimize the concentrations of proteins, eighteen concentrations of different proteins...

HETEROSIS STUDIES ON INDIGENOUS BIVOLTINE SILKWORM HYBRIDS

MULTIPLE REARING AND FOOD DYNAMICS IN SILKWORM (Bombyx mori L.)

The present study entitled, Organic based nutrient management in mulberry and its impact on silkworm was conducted during spring season 2019 at Division of Sericulture, SKUAST-Jammu in order to know the effect of different organic manures alone and in combination with biofertilizer (Azospirillum) on growth and yield parameters of mulberry (var. China white), rearin...

The present investigation entitled “Propagation of Mulberry (Morus alba L.)Genotypesof Trans-Himalayan Region by Stem Cuttings”was carried outat Mulberrynursery of Division of Sericulture. Cuttings of three different genotypes namely White(Osay karpo), Red(Osay marpo) and Black(Osay nakpo) were collected from western Ladakh and were evaluated for propagation under ...

SCREENING OF MULBERRY CULTIVARS FOR LEAF RUST (Cerotelium fici) DISEASE AND ITS INFUENCE ON SILKWORM