Seasonal Impact of Microsporidian Infection on the Reproductive Potential of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) |
Mohanan N. Madana
(Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board)
Krishnan N. (Department of Physiology, Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences) Mitra P. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board) Das N. K. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board) Saratchandra B. (Central Silk Board, BTM Layout) Haldar D. P. (Protozoology Laboratory Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani) |
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