Studies on the filament of tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta D (Andhra local ecorace)

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1667-1671

  Shamitha, G ^a   Purushotham Rao, A ^a  

^a KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea mylitta; Gamma irradiation; Indoor rearing; Silk fibre diameter; Tasar silk filament

Indexed keywords

ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 33745839227     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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