Investigation on improvement possibility of resistance, production and reproduction traits in 3p, 2p and p generations in three japanese pure lines of silkworm bombyx mori L., using individual selection in 3P generation

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-447

  Seidavi, A R ^a   Bizhannia, A R ^b   Ghanipoor, M ^c   Qotbi, A A A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Iran Silkworm Research Center ISRC   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breeding; Cocoon; Genetic improvement; Insect; Offspring

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 57849115881     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2008.443.447     Document Type: Article

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