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- Title
Comparative Fiber Characteristics of Improved Cross Breeds and Bivoltines Hybrid of the Silkworm Bombyx Mori L. with Special Reference to Quality Parameters.
- Authors
Kumar, S.; Radhalakshmi, K. P.; Kariappa, Y. C.; Rao, P. R. Mohana; Kumar, S. N.
- Abstract
Recently Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Mysore developed many improved cross breeds and bivoltine hybrids. Newly developed cross breeds recorded fibre characteristics which are significantly superior over existing control hybrids. Filament length in the new cross breeds ranged from 900 to 1100 m, raw silk (%) ranged from 14 to 16, yarn size deviation is below 1.6, neatness ranged from 89 to 91 p and a few cross breeds yield 2A grade silk. New bivoltine hybrid filament length ranged from 1000 to 1400. Raw silk percent ranged from 16 to 20 and yields up to 4A grade silk. In the present paper an attempt has been made to analyse the fibre characteristics of newly developed cross breeds and bivoltine hybrids. Further, strategies to improve cross breed silk are also discussed in detail.
- Subjects
SILK; SILKWORMS; SERICULTURE; YARN
- Publication
Man-Made Textiles in India, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 9, p301
- ISSN
0377-7537
- Publication type
Article