Vol. 2 (4) : July-August 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 493-495 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
Evaluation of two mulberry varieties and silkworm hybrids under tropical condition of Mandya district, Karnataka
CHIKKANNA1*, D.M. RAM RAO2, AMARDEV SINGH3 and S.M.H. QADRI4
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Srirampura, Manandavadi Road, Mysore - 570 008 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Scientist ‘D’ *(drchikkanna4256@gmail.com), 2Scientist ‘C’, 3Lecturer, I/C, H.O.D., 4Director
Subject : Sericulture
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CHIKKANNA, D.M. RAM RAO, AMARDEV SINGH and S.M.H. QADRI. 2011. Evaluation of two mulberry varieties and silkworm hybrids under tropical condition of Mandya district, Karnataka. Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 493-495 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted to assess the performance of two improved mulberry varieties (S-36 & V-1) and two silkworm hybrids (CSR2 CSR4 and PM CSR2) under farmers' field conditions of Mandya district, Karnataka. The results revealed that V-1 showed superior performance over S-36 with regard to different morphological and biochemical characters. Likewise, silkworm hybrid CSR2 CSR4 exhibited higher cocoon yield/100dfls compared to PM CSR2. Both the silkworm hybrids exhibited superior response when the silkworms were fed with V-1 leaves compared to S-36. It is clear from the study that V-1 variety and CSR2 CSR4 silkworm hybrid are suitable to the tropical conditions.
Key words :
Cocoon yield, cocoon character, larval weight, leaf yield, mulberry variety, silkworm
