Nutritional Effects of Three Mulberry Varieties on Silkworms in Torbat Heydarieh. (29th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alipanah, Masoud; Abedian, Zabihollah; Nasiri, Abdolazim; Sarjamei, Farid
• Other Names: Galvão Cleber Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Psyche. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05-29
• Subjects: Entomology -- Periodicals; Insects -- Periodicals; 595.705
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/6483427
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-2615

Abstract

Abstract : This research was conducted to evaluate and compare the performance of the silkworm hybrid p 31 × p 32 reared with three varieties of mulberry leaves. In this study, the silkworms were fed with leaves from Kenmochi ( Morus bombycis ), native mulberry ( Morus alba L.), and black mulberry ( Morus nigra L.) trees and their influence on the leaf ingested, leaf digested, cocoon weight, efficiency of feed consumption to cocoon shell, efficiency of digested feed to cocoon shell weight, efficiency of digested feed to cocoon weight, and efficiency of feed consumption to cocoon weight was studied in the Torbat Heydarieh region. The results showed that silkworms that consumed leaves of Kenmochi had better performance. Also, they had better performance for traits of cocoon shell weight, feed efficiency to cocoon shell weight, and feed efficiency to cocoon weight. Therefore, Kenmochi tree is suggested for development of sericulture in the region.