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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Berachampa, 24PGS(N), IN
2 Post graduate Department of Sericulture, K. N. College, Berhampore, West Bengal, IN
3 Department of Zoology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, IN
Source
Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 13, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 187-190
Abstract
Common diseases of silkworms in West Bengal are White Muscardine (fungal), Grasserie (viral), Flacherie (viral and bacterial complex) and Pebrine (Protozoa). Present study intends to study the prevalence of various silkworm diseases of Baishakhi crop at Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The study finds that Flacherie is more predominant (18%), followed by Grasserie (10.5%) in both lab and land conditions in Baishakhi or April crop than any other diseases at Murshidabad district. However, occurrence of Muscardine and Pebrine diseases in Baisakhi crop of the district is not recorded during the study period.
Keywords
Mulberry Silk, Silkworm Disease, Baishakhi Crop, Murshidabad.
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