Evaluation of physico chemical characteristics of silk fibres of Antheraea assama reared on different host plants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-70

  Hazarika, L K ^a   Saikia, C N ^b   Kataky, A ^a   Bordoloi, S ^a   Hazarika, J ^b  

^a ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Antheraea assama; Breaking load; Denier; Litsaea citrata; Litsaea polyantha; Machilus bombycina; Tenacity; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BREAKING LOAD; SERICIN; SILK WORMS;

SILK;

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; COLOR; INDIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILK; SILKWORM; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTHERAEA ASSAMA; BOMBYX MORI; LAURACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LITSAEA; LITSAEA CITRATA; LITSAEA POLYANTHA; MACHILUS; MACHILUS BOMBYCINA; SATURNIIDAE;

EID: 0032054117     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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