• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 2005

As mulerry fruit has been increasingly evaluated as desirable for use in fresh and processed food and drink such as jam, juice and mulberry wine, opportunities for using the mulberry plant as a fruit sources have grown. With the demand for the mulberry fruits, mulberry fields for the production of mulberry fruits are increasing. To establish the mulberry cultivation methods for mulberry fruits production, effects of spacing and branch length on the productivity of mulberry fruits and growth of mulberry were studied.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.1-6
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• 1987

To use of scions taken from the branch of graftages, 8 storage methods during winter season were examined in a underground cellar and in soil by checking the rate of normal scions to total winter buds and the rate of alive graftages to total graftages. The results were as follows : 1. The highest rate of normal scions dropped in 80-120cm of branch from soil surface. 2. The highest rate of normal scions showed in the cellar storage method. Buring 2/3 of branch in soil increased the normal scoin rate than buring 1/2 of branch. However, wrapping branch with vinyl film, moreover covering with straw sack decreased the normal scion rate. 3. The alive rate to total graftage showed the highest by about 90% under the cellar storage. Burying 2/3 of branch in soil and vinyl wrapping, more over covering straw sack decreased the alive rate by 81.5-67.5%. 4. Correlation between the alive rate and the water content in cortex was negatively significant at 5%(r=-0.71*). The optium water content for graftage may drop in 47-53%. 5. The alive rate of graftages was higher in scoins taken from graftages than that taken from farmer fields.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.58-66
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• 1987

This study was investigated on the effect of degumming of cocoon shell, raw silk yarn and grey silk crepe by use of Papain, comparing with soap, soda and soap-soda. The obtained results may be summarized as follows : 1. Degumming loss, when the pretreatment was done, was completed by Papain more than by alkali. 2. Lousiness result of Papain degummed silk yarn was apt to be improved more than that of alkali degummed one. 3. As a result of tensile property test, elasticity and resilience of Papain degummed crepe were good compared to those of alkali degummed one. 4. Not only bending rigidity of Papain degummed crepe was reduced more than that of alkali degummed one but also hysteresis of bending moment was decreased in papain degummed crepe. 5. Handle of Papain degummed crepe was superior to that of alkali degummed one.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.37-41
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• 1985

The haemolymph protein, digestive fluid proteins and digestive fluid amylase activity of wild silkworm, Theophila mandarina those of the were studied by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In addition, they was also compared with silkworm. 1. 6 main protein bands in female and 7 main protein bands in male were detected in the larval haemolymph of T. mandarina where as 8 and 7 main protein bands in female and male of B. mori were observed. Some differences in the haemolymph protein ands of T. mandarina and B. mori were observed. 2. 15 protein bands and 12 protein bands were found in the larval digestive fluid of T. mandarina and B. mori respectively. Some differences in the mobility of digestive fluid proteins of T. mandarina and B. mori were noticed. 3. Larval digestive fluid amylases were anionic and moved near the tracking dye in both T. mandarina and B. mori. Mobility of the digestive fluid amylases relative to bromophenol blue were 0.019 and 0.020 in T. mandarina and B. mori respectively.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.147-151
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• 1994

This study was carried out investigate the characteristics of Habutae and Chiffon woven with silk and polyester(S/P) compound yarn. The S/P compound yarn could be produced by the automatic reeling machine with attachment of air jetting device, polyester yarn guider and tension control apparatus. The surface structure, tensile property and dyeing fastness of S/P compound fabric were examined for the fabric properties. Electron microscopy revealed that most part of S/P compound yarn was well interlaced and some silk part of compound yarn were hidden by polyester on an examination of surface of chiffon fabric. By the one bath and two step dyeing of disperse and acidic dyes, the colour fastness of S/P compound fabrics were 4 grade above. The tenacity and initial modulus of the finished S/P compound fabric were lower than those of grey and degummed fabrics, but reversed in elongation.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.28-39
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• 1985

The structural and useful characteristics of silk habutae treated with silicone resin by emulsion finishing method were studied. The results were obtained through crease recovery test, water repellency test, scanning micrograph observation, amino acid analysis, X-Ray diffraction analysis, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The results are summarized as follows; 1) The improvement in crease recovery of silk habutae finished with silicone resin, was observed b soaping treatment and curing conditions. 2) The higher water repellency and stiffness in silk fabrics finished with silicone resin was found by the fabric inspection and the scanning electron microscopic observation. It is suggested that silicone resin impregnated into the void of silk fibroin. 3) The polar side chains of amino acid composition were decreased, when the silicone resin was treated on silk fibroin. 4) Through Amino acid analysis of silicone resin finished fibroin, the different amounts of amino acid composition was indicated due to silk fibroin silicone polymer reaction and the structural difference of its fibroin were also proved by X-ray diffractograms. 5) The functionality of the siloxane compound may be deduced from the silicone finished silk habutae by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. It was concluded from the above results that the useful characteristics of silk fabric can be improved by silicone resin finishing.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.27-39
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• 1976

In this study several kinds of spun silk yarn-synthetic filament compounded yarn was manufactured, and several fabrics woven from above mentioned silk compound yarn for evaluation of serviceability as clothing materials. The following results were obtained: 1. Degumming agents are in the order of sodium silicate, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbornate, soap and water. 2. When the concentration of sodium hydroxide is exceeded 3%, degradation of floss silk property is resulted because of excessive dissolving out of silk protein. 3. Degumming effect is much improved by concentration of degumming agent and less by its treating time. 4. Simultaneous application of more the 2 kinds of degumming agent is desirable for improvement of floss silk. 5. Application of natural organic acid brings very good results in keeping original scooping and color of the silk. 6. Load and elongation it increased by compound with synthetic filament yarn. 7. Even the evenness of compound yarn is largely dependent on the quality of floss silk and extent of degumming, the C.V.% of silk compound yarn in the experiment was 8-12%. 8. Single bath dyeing technique was impossible for their cloth, and dyeing was performed in 2 bath system separately for silk and synthetic fiber. 9. Shrinkage ratio due to the dyeing of fabric was 23% in case of polyester and spun silk fabric. 10. The final woven cloth can be applicable to (a) Blouse in care of thin cloth (compound silk fabric) (b) Korean costume for women in case of thick cloth. (compound hand spun silk fabric)

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.6
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• pp.18-27
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• 1966

This treatise was sat up as a basic study of the artificial diets of silk worm, both nursed and wild, by storing the natural leaves in defarmentizing solution and the results obtained were as followings. 1. Defarmentizer C, a kind of defarmentizer, was developed by the author in order to store any natural diet by soaking them in the solution. 2. The defarmentizer was workable for aerophobic bacteriums, but was not effectable for aerophilic bacteriums or fungus. 3. The defarmentized diet could feed silk worm during winter season. 4. The storing method has found the importance of growthness of the diet leaves and the perfect riped leaves were found as the best condition for the purpose. 5. The perfect riped leaves were softened properly during the soaking to be fed for silk worm. 6. The defarmentizing solution has held almost the same pH value of protein isoelectric point so that the protein extraction be ceased during the soaking process. 7. The utilization of defarmentizer has found an economical value. 5. The analytical results of various wild plant leaves were found to be usable as the artificial diet mixture for general silkworm.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.1-7
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• 1973

It was found that the diapause in the silkworm egg is induced by the action of the diapause hormone secreted from the suboesophageal ganglion, and "esterase A" affects protein metabolism in oocyte and egg. In this connection, some changes in protein metabolism of silkworm egg according to embryonic developments could give some information on the diapause, using Ouchterlony Test. Antigenicity of the protein of silkworm egg was detected through antigen-antibody interaction among the extracts of rabbit blood. Furthermore, existence of the specific antigen was also detected according to embryonic development, using the adsorption test. The results were obtained as follows: 1 Detection of antigenicity The antigenicity of silkworm egg was ascertained by inoculating it into a rabbit, but positive results were shown in most of the silkworm eggs tested, whereas the antibody specific to a certain antigen was not detected. 2. Detection of the common antigen It was demonstrated that most of the antigen could incite the common antibodies, but the specific antibody formation was not detected in a few antigens, even though the nonspecific antibody formation was displayed. 3. Detection of the specific antigen It is suggested that there are the specific antigens detectable in each treated eggs by the adsorption test.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.180-185
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• 1996

Biosynthesis tracing of the silk fibroin in Bombyx mori silkworm was examined in vivo with isotopic [1-13C] Gly. labeling by nuclear magnetic resonance method. The [1-13C] Gly. labeled silk fibroin yielded very sharp 13C NMR signal in the posterior silk gland as well as in aqueous solution and the amound of [1-13C] Gly. labeled signal in the silkworm increased gradually and rapidly to 5-th day of fifth instar. However, the decomposition or decrease of the [1-13C] Gly. labeled signal occured from 5-th to 9-th day of fifth instar unexpectedly. These findings suggest that a relative amount of ${\alpha}$-helical portion or amorphous silk II portion was formed without any further signal from 6-th day of fifth instar to pupation. Through peak separation of orientation spectrum, between the fiber axis and the molecular bond direction, N-H bond in Bombyx mori silk fiber as well as the orientation distribution around the silk fibroin axis were determined and two kinds of peaks were also obtained from this orientation spectrum.