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Evaluation of Soil Fertility and Mulberry Leaf Quality on Silkworm Rearing and Cocoon Characteristics


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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 Center, Manipal University, Manipal (Karnataka), India
3 Department of Biotechnology, Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sira Road, Tumkur (Karnataka), India
     

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Soil samples were collected from six different mulberry growing areas of Malnad region of Karnataka and analyzed for the soil fertility and leaf quality parameters. The influence of soil nutrient status on mulberry plant growth and leaf quality with regard to five varieties M5, DD, S54, S36 and V1 and the overall impact on silkworm larval growth and cocoon characteristics were studied in detail. It was observed that the six sampling areas differed significantly in the parameters analyzed. Variety V1 from Kadur region showed the best result among all the five varieties grown in six sampling areas.

Keywords

Cocoon Characteristics, Leaf Quality, Mulberry Growth, Larval Growth, Soil Nutrient Status.
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Authors

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 Center, 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
N. B. Krishnamurthy
Department of Biotechnology, Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sira Road, Tumkur (Karnataka), India

Abstract


Soil samples were collected from six different mulberry growing areas of Malnad region of Karnataka and analyzed for the soil fertility and leaf quality parameters. The influence of soil nutrient status on mulberry plant growth and leaf quality with regard to five varieties M5, DD, S54, S36 and V1 and the overall impact on silkworm larval growth and cocoon characteristics were studied in detail. It was observed that the six sampling areas differed significantly in the parameters analyzed. Variety V1 from Kadur region showed the best result among all the five varieties grown in six sampling areas.

Keywords


Cocoon Characteristics, Leaf Quality, Mulberry Growth, Larval Growth, Soil Nutrient Status.