The Impact of Optimum Dosages of Mineral in Various Combination on Larval Development and Silk Production of Bombyx mori L.

Silkworm rearing has been an income source for small‐holding farmers in Pakistan. Over the years efforts have been made to improve silkworm quality and quantity and thus develop better prospects for increasing yield and income. Mulberry leaves Morus alba L. in a series of experiments have been supplemented with various nutrients in different doses and combinations. Relative success has been achieved in this context. In our present experiments on silkworm Bombyx mori L., we fed the larvae on mulberry leaves supplemented with different doses of N (0.2%), P (0.1%), K (0.3%) and Ca (0.1%) at 26 ± 3°C with 65 ± 5% relative humidity. The results showed better outputs in terms of food consumption (72.55 g/10 larvae), coefficient of utilization (76.45%), body weight (70.07 g/10 larvae) and body length (8.56 cm/larvae) than where simple mulberry leaves were offered. Our net gains with these production parameters have been in terms of heavier cocoons with and without pupa (2.25 and 0.69 g/cocoon), respectively.

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Application of Foliar Nutrients to Increase Productivity in Sericulture

Dhiraj¹,

Kumar²

2012

J. of Entomology

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The Impact of Optimum Dosages of Mineral in Various Combination on Larval Development and Silk Production of Bombyx mori L.

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Effect of Dietary Selenium Supplementation on Growth and Reproduction of Silkworm Bombyx mori L.

Effects of optimum doses of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium on silkworm, Bombyx mori L., growth and yield

Application of Foliar Nutrients to Increase Productivity in Sericulture

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