Breeding of the silkworm race "Sericin Flavo" for production of sericin cocoons containing flavonol

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Mase, Keisuke ^a   Iizuka, Tetsuya ^a   Okada, Eiji ^a   Nakajima, Kenichi ^a   Tamura, Yasumori ^a   Miyazima, Takako ^a   Yamamoto, Toshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Flavonol; New race; Sericin; Silkworm breeding

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; FLAVONOL; NEW RACE; SERICIN; SILKWORM BREEDING;

EMULSIFICATION; FLAVONOIDS;

ANIMALS;

BOMBYX MORI;

BOMBYX MORI; BREED; GENETIC MODIFICATION; SERICULTURE; SILKWORM;

EID: 57049159792     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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