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Breeding of Bivoltine Breeds of Bombyx mori L Suitable for Variable Climatic Conditions of the Tropics

  • Moorthy, S. M. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute) ;
  • Das, S. K. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute) ;
  • Kar, N. B. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute) ;
  • Urs, S. Raje (Seri Biotech Research Laboratory, P.O. Carmelram)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

The success of rearing with presently available conventional bivoltine is unpredictable in some seasons of the tropical regions due to highly fluctuating adverse climatic conditions. Thus, in order to popularize bivoltine breeds in tropical parts of India, it is very much essential to have a bivoltine breed(s), which can give stable cocoon crop under variable environments. With this objective a breeding programme was undertaken to improve the survival trait in bivoltine silkworm by introducing multivoltine genes into bivoltine through back crossing. Resultant bivoltine lines showed significantly higher survival in compared to the receptor (Bivoltine) parent and control bivoltine breed. Esterase isozyme analysis revealed similar banding pattern in the developed bivoltine and in the donor multivoltine, which predicts the introgression of multivoltine character into evolved bivoltine.

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