Biochemical Constituents of Silk Gland of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. after Feeding on Leaves of Selected Mulberry Genotypes
Tajamul Islam
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Department of Sericulture, Government Degree College (Boys) Sopore, 193201 (J&K), India.
Jasmeena Qadir
PG Department of Sericulture, Poonch campus, University of Jammu, 185101 (J&K), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The silkworm, B. mori is a beneficial silk producing insect which exclusively feeds on mulberry plant. It belongs to Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta and Order Lepidoptera and undergoes complete metamorphosis (Holometabolous). In the current research study, the leaves of mulberry genotypes namely Kokuso-21, SKM-33 and Goshoerami were fed to the silkworm, B.mori during spring seasons of 2019 and 2020. The ANOVA table revealed significant variations among these genotypes with regard to different biochemical constituents in the silk gland of silkworm fed on these genotypes. The silk gland of the Goshoerami fed silkworm batch exhibited the highest levels of total protein (12.537 %), total free amino acids (2.072 %), total carbohydrate (1.124 %), and total lipid (0.029 %) compared to the control.
Keywords: Sericulture, Goshoerami, significant, fibroin, total free amino acids, cocoons