Vol. 8, Issue 8, Part N (2024)

Impact of mulberry irrigated with reeling effluent on rearing performance of silkworm and cocoon production

Author(s):

Ashrith S, Pavithra MR and Shruthi GH

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during 2022-2023 at Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru to know the effect of feeding of mulberry irrigated with different combinations reeling effluent and borewell water on silkworm and cocoon production. Among all the treatments application of 100 per cent reeling effluent irrigated mulberry fed silkworm performed better. This resulted in notable enhancements, including increased larval weight (33.22 g/10 larvae), higher Effective rate of rearing (99.00%) and shorter fifth instar larval duration (186.69 h). The cocoon parameters viz., single cocoon weight (1.67 g), pupal weight (1.37 g), shell weight (0.30 g) and cocoon shell ratio (18.46%). The reeling parameters viz., average filament length (831.48 m) and filament weight (0.27 g) were significantly higher in silkworm fed with mulberry leaves raised by reeling effluent irrigation along with the recommended dosages of fertilizer and Farm yard manure.

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How to cite this article:
Ashrith S, Pavithra MR and Shruthi GH. Impact of mulberry irrigated with reeling effluent on rearing performance of silkworm and cocoon production. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2024;8(8):1093-1097. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i8n.1957