Mulberry is a fast growing woody perennial plant belonging to the family Moraceae. These plants gained attention since time immemorial due to its pharmacological and economic value. Use of mulberry leaves in sericulture has been reported in the ancient Chinese literature. Medicinal properties of this plant have been depicted in the ancient literature of Ayurveda. Some of the ayurvedic preparati...

so production of silkworm from silkworm egg rapidly increasing. Success of sericulture as a cash crop depends on the vitality and disease freeness of the silkworm seed applied to farmer. Production of silkworm seed is not only free from diseases but having high heterosis. It is necessary to count silkworm egg accurately to avoid loss to silkworm egg production industry and farmers or grainges. ...

Use of Juvenile Hormone Analogues (JHA) in sericulture practices has been shown to boost good cocoon yield; their effect has been determined to be dose-dependent. We studied the impact of low doses of JHA compounds such as methoprene and fenoxycarb on selected key enzymatic activities of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Methoprene and fenoxycarb at doses of 1.0 microg and 3.0 fg/larvae/48 hours showed...

Relevance. The mulberry gene pool of the RS Sericulture — branch «The North Caucasus FARC», is located in areas with various mechanical composition soils. Monitoring and screening a priority work station to preserve general collection, select varieties for feeding silkworms order improve base sericulture. Methods. research was carried out on plantations Station. object research: two fodder Geor...