Microsporidian Multiplication and Spore Production in Various Tissues of Pupa and Adult, in Relation to Age and Development of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.(Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) |
Nanu, Madana Mohanan
(Silkworm Seed Production Centre, National Silkworm Seed Organization)
Gupta, Sunil Kumar (Silkworm Pathology Laboratory, Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute) Saratchandra, Beera (Central Silk Board) Haldar, Durga Prasad (Protozoology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani) |
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