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Agricultural Science Digest, volume 33 issue 3 (september 2013) : 178-182

PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT BIVOLTINE MULBERRY SILKWORM HYBRIDS SUITABLE FOR MARATHWADA REGIONS OF INDIA

Md. Ilyas, G.S. Vidhate, T.B. Ugale*, G.S. Kamate
1Department of Agril. Entomology, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parabhani - 431 401, India
Cite article:- Ilyas Md., Vidhate G.S., Ugale* T.B., Kamate G.S. (2024). PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT BIVOLTINE MULBERRY SILKWORM HYBRIDS SUITABLE FOR MARATHWADA REGIONS OF INDIA. Agricultural Science Digest. 33(3): 178-182. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0547.33.3.003.
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of bivoltine mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) hybrids under Marathwada condition  during October-November, 2008.The bi x bi hybrid CSR16 x CSR17 was found significantly superior in hatching percentage (95.22 per cent), larval weight (45.08 g), single cocoon weight (1.98 g), single shell weight (0.393 g) and cocoon yield/10000 larvae brushed (18.55 kg), whereas significantly superiority in less larval duration was found in bi x bi hybrid CSR18 x CSR19 (22.65 days) and CSR48 x CSR4 (20.98 days), respectively. Based on overall performance it can be conclude that the bivoltine hybrid CSR16 x CSR17 reared on mulberry variety V-1 is the most suitable for rearing under Marathwada conditions.
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