DIALLEL ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN MULTIVOLTINE RACES OF SILKWORM

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EXTENSIVE genetic analysis of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) has been undertaken in other
countries, especially Japan. Little information is, however, available in respect of
the races of silkworm which are indigenous to India. As is well-known, the Indian
races differ from the exotic races in being multivoItine, that is, the eggs have no resting
period and hatch out within ten days oflaying so that upto eight generations can be
reared during the year. The indigenous races are well-adapted to the environmental
conditions prevalent in the plains, particularly the high temperature combined with
high humidity which obtains during the summer months. Studies were, therefore,
undertaken to analyse the genetic basis of some economically important characteristics
in the Indian silkworm races and the results are presented in this paper.  

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Year: 1964
Volume: 24
Issue: 3
Article DOI: NA
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906

Authors

S. KRISHNASWAMI, M. S. JOLLY and S. SUBBA RAO info_circle

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