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Evaluation of Relative Moisture Loss from Leaves of Five Mulberry Varieties During Silkworm Rearing


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1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Life Science Centre, Manipal University, Manipal (Karnataka), India
3 Department of Biotechnology, Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur (Karnataka), India
     

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Leaf moisture content and moisture retention rate are important qualitative parameters from the point of young age silkworm rearing. In the present investigation relative moisture loss from tender leaves of five selected mulberry varieties viz. S36, S54, DD, V1 and M5 from Shimoga district were evaluated. Differences among the five varieties with respect to the leaf moisture retention capacity/moisture loss are included in this study. Based on the values recorded, variety V1 showed higher retention rate at different hours of preservation compared to rest of the varieties. The lowest rate was recorded from M5 variety.

Keywords

Leaf Moisture Loss, Retention Rate, Mulberry Varieties.
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Y. L. Ramachandra
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
S. Padmalatha Rai
Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Life Science Centre, Manipal University, Manipal (Karnataka), India
H. V. Sudeep
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
P. S. Sujan Ganapathy
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
B. T. Kavitha
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
N. B. Krishnamurthy
Department of Biotechnology, Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur (Karnataka), India

Abstract


Leaf moisture content and moisture retention rate are important qualitative parameters from the point of young age silkworm rearing. In the present investigation relative moisture loss from tender leaves of five selected mulberry varieties viz. S36, S54, DD, V1 and M5 from Shimoga district were evaluated. Differences among the five varieties with respect to the leaf moisture retention capacity/moisture loss are included in this study. Based on the values recorded, variety V1 showed higher retention rate at different hours of preservation compared to rest of the varieties. The lowest rate was recorded from M5 variety.

Keywords


Leaf Moisture Loss, Retention Rate, Mulberry Varieties.