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Measurement of response to selection in silkworm commercial hybrids against individual selection of parental lines
Six parental pure lines of Iran silkworm were recorded individually, with forty males and forty females in each of these six parental lines acting as...
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Recent advances in the biosensors application for reviving infectious disease management in silkworm model: a new way to combat microbial pathogens
Silkworms are an essential economic insect but are susceptible to diseases during rearing, leading to yearly losses in cocoon production. While...
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Molecular Marker Assisted Breeding and Development of Bidensovirus Resistant and Thermo Tolerant Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Hybrids Suitable for Tropical Climatic Conditions
Bombyx mori bidensovirus (BmBDV) causes “Flacherie” disease leading to significant economic loss to sericulture industry. Resistance to BmBDV is...
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Nondestructive and cost-effective silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) cocoon sex classification using machine learning
Sericulture is the process of cultivating silkworm cocoons for the production of silks. The quality silk production requires quality seed production...
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Characterization of tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta drury (Saturniidae: Lepidoptera) midgut bacterial symbionts through metagenomic analysis
Information on the bacterial symbiosis/interactions is lacking in tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta Drury. The detailed midgut bacterial diversity and...
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Antimicrobial Activity of Ligilactobacillus Salivarius Against Pathogenic Bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus, Proteus Vulgaris and Bacillus Thuringiensis Causing Flacherie in Silkworm
A bacterial disease, flacherie, which is more prevalent in silkworms causes heavy loss to the silk industry. This disease is typified by the flaccid...
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Beneficial efficacy and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus subtilis SWL−19 on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)
The safety and efficacy of probiotic Bacillus subtilis to raising animals in the livestock and poultry have been widely evaluated. Silkworm ( Bombyx...
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Development of productive multi-viral disease-tolerant bivoltine silkworm breeds of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Bombyx mori densonucleosis (BmDV), infectious flacherie (BmIFV) and nuclear polyhedrosis (BmNPV) viruses inflict huge losses in sericulture. The...
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Effect of castor, Ricinus communis L. and banyan, Ficus benghalensis L. plants on economic traits of eri silkworm, Samia ricini Donovan (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
The present study was conducted in 2020 at Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam, India to evaluate the effects of castor, Ricinus communis L. and an...
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Defatted silkworm pupae meal as an alternative protein source for cattle
Silkworm pupae meal (SWP) is a protein-rich by-product of the silk reeling industry, available in a significant quantity. However, there has been...
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Inducible overexpression of cecropin B decreases the susceptibility of the transgenic silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), to bacteria
Silkworms and other insects confer innate immunity by expressing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) through the induction of Toll and IMD pathways....
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Infestation potential of Xanthopimpla konowi Krieger on tropical tasar silkworm cocoons and its mechanical management using nylon net
Tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta is an endemic wild silk fauna distributed in the tropical forests of India. Given the commercial value of...
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Biological Effect Evaluation of Different Sized Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Using Bombyx mori (Silkworm) as a Model Animal
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) are widely used in various disciplines, and it is imperative to evaluate their safety in the environment....
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Traditional and innovative technologies for pest management of tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Drury) by the tribes of Eastern-Central India
The rearing of tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), is practiced in outdoor conditions by the tribal communities on...
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Economic Importance of Mulberry
Mulberry plants are widely recognized for centuries as a food plant for mori silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) in order to produce the mori silk (Datta 2000;...
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Characteristics of the takeout protein ce-0330 in the silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Insect juvenile hormone (JH)-binding protein (JHBP) transports JH in the hemolymph. The JHBP gene is a member of the takeout gene superfamily, which...
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Unpredictable recombination of PB transposon in Silkworm: a potential risk
The piggyBac (PB) transposon is the most widely used vector for generating transgenic silkworms. The stability of the PB transposon in the receptor...
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Morphophysical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Wild Silkworm Cocoons in North-East India
The present investigation deals with the morphological, physical and spectroscopic characteristics of the cocoon and silk yarn such as cocoon length,...
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Genetics and Genomics of Bombyx mori L.
The mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L., is an economically important insect reared indoors for producing silk in several countries. Advances made in...
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Estimation of genetic parameters for the implementation of selective breeding in commercial insect production
BackgroundThere is a burgeoning interest in using insects as a sustainable source of food and feed, particularly by capitalising on various waste...
